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SWANN, James Frederick
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 13450, S66494 |
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Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 5 August 1897 |
Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
Died: | Natural causes, Kingston Park, South Australia, 9 September 1978, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13450, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 13450, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 13450, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Motor Transport Company | |
12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 13450, 5th Motor Transport Company |
World War 2 Service
27 May 1942: | Enlisted Private, S66494, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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27 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S66494 | |
28 May 1942: | Involvement Private, S66494, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
11 Jul 1944: | Discharged Private, S66494, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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