John Robert (Jack) SWAYSLAND

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Service Number:	2905
Enlisted:	10 June 1915, Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Stanthorpe Fallen Soldiers HR, Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

10 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
1 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2905, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2905, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney

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John Robert (Jack) SWAYSLAND was born in Collarenebri in NSW in 1893

His parents were Stephen Edwin SWAYSLAND & Emily WATERS who married in Collarenebri in 1892

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