Killed in action 7th May 1942 (age 23). His Wellington (X3591) was hit by German flak during operations over Stuttgart. He bailed out but his parachute failed to open. Son of Arthur and Margaret Sword, of Chivel Norton, Oxfordshire and of Estancia Buena Esperanza, Entre Rios (www.estanciabuenaesperanza.com); husband of Pauline Sword and father of John Sword, of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. B.A. (Cantab.).
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