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CHEVINGTON

O'Flaherty, P., Sgt., 1940

Photo: B. Chandler

In Chevington Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

637032 Sergeant
P. O'Flaherty
Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
6th June 1940 age 23

In loving memory
of a brave young life
nobly given
Father and Mother
R.I.P.

Acknowledgments to S.C. Knox.

Northumberland Aviation Diary: Aviation Incidents from 1790-1999; Derek Walton; Norav Publications, 1999.

"In This Quiet Lane" Chevington and Broomhill in World War Two ; J.H. Hardy; 200; Glen Graphics; ISBN 1 900038 75 7

An account of the crash is given in Air Crash Northumberland Gray, Corbett, Shipley & Anderson, 2008, Countryside Books, ISBN 978 1 84674 112 8.

Patrick O'Flaherty is remembered in Chevington on C27.03


An account of the crash
The CWGC entry for Sergeant O'Flaherty

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk