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SWYERE, Wallace James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2458 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Naremburn, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Armadale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2458, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2458, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2458, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2458 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-03 |
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