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SWANSON, Christian Herbert

Service Number:	2476
Enlisted:	22 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowmans, South Australia , 11 November 1895
Home Town:	Bowmans, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 3 December 1984, aged 89 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Port Wakefield Bowmans Methodist Church & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2476, Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
11 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1916:	Wounded Private, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock
14 Mar 1918:	Wounded Corporal, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion - GSW (left foot)
20 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2476, 10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Returned to Australia 30 June 1918