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Swords, Robert Richard (1912–1943)

Swords. 408537 Sgt.-Pilot Robert Richard Falkiner (R.A.A.F.), result of aircraft accident, recently, Cambridge, England, beloved youngest son of Mrs. J. E. Swords and the late Frederick Walter Swords, Nenagh Lodge, 36 Close street, Dandenong, and loved brother of Florence (Mrs. Stewart, Essendon), Constance (Mrs. Lugge), James, Charlotte (Mrs. Lawrence, Tasmania), Evelyn (Mrs. Bailey), Frederick, John (deceased), Alfred, Henry, and Edwin.

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'Swords, Robert Richard (1912–1943)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/swords-robert-richard-14315/text25381, accessed 28 March 2023.

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