SWINNEY, Tasman Foskett
| Service Number: | 421642 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | North Sydney, NSW, 6 March 1909 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hebden Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident, Stafford, United Kingdom, 10 September 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Chester, England Section A, Grave 459, Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 421642, Aircrew Training Units, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 421642 | |
| 10 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 421642, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, No. 27 OTU RAF | |
| 10 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 421642, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Tasman Foskett SWINNEY was born on 6th March, 1909 in North Sydney, NSW
His parents were Herbert Augustus SWINNEY and Ida Beatrice FOSKETT
He first joined up with the Citizens Naval Forces in 1927 (Service No. S6380)
On 28th February, 1942 he enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force - his last posting was a Pilot Officer with the 27 Operational Training Unit
Tasman died on 10th September, 1943 in an aircraft accident in a Wellington Bomber over the Thames - he is buried in Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Section A, Grave 459 and also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
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Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah) 15th September, 1943
Mrs. A. L BUDDs son killed in Flying Accident
Word was received in Murwillumbah yesterday that Pilot Officer Tasman Swinney, stepson and son respectively of Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Budd had been killed in a flying accident over the River Thames last Friday. He was the only son of Mrs. Budd.
It will be recalled that Mr. Budd received word a couple of weeks ago that his youngest son, Flying Officer Hamilton Budd had been killed in a fight between a U boat and a Sunderland flying boat of which he was one of the crew
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Sydney Morning Herald - 18th September, 1943
AIRMAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Pilot Officer Tasman F Swinney, R.A.A.F. has been reported killed in an accident in England on Sept. 10. Before enlisting he was on the staff of Dalgety & Company Ltd. and was president of the Juinior Chamber of Commerce. He was the only son of the late Mr. H.A. Swinney and Mrs. A.E. Budd of Cremorne.
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