ZWAR, Keith Henderson
| Service Number: | 19142 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Beechworth, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | 8 November 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Beechworth Christ Church Honour Roll, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 19142, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 19142, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 1897 in Beechworth, Victoria - birth certificate supplied to AIF.
Father Albert Michael ZWAR (b. 16/7/1863 at Broadford, Victoria - d. 23/2/1935, aged 71)
m. 10 May 1893 (mother) Harriet Augusta LAWRENCE ( - 1948)
lived at Beechworth, Victoria.
Siblings:
Doris Lawrence ZWAR (b. - d. 24/10/1959)
Keith Henderson ZWAR (b. - d. 08/11/1957)
Una ZWAR (b. - d. 18/3/1902)
Raymond Albert ZWAR (b. 09/07/1898 - d. 16/9/1962, aged 64)
Bertnard Michael ZWAR (b. 01/02/1900 - d. 19/05/1968, aged 68)
Leila ZWAR (b. 1905 - d. 1923, aged 18)
Next of kin in service:
Brother: 68900 Private Raymond Albert Zwar
09/07/1918 enlisted
22/10/1918 embarked from Outer Harbour, South Australia onboard HMAT Boonah A36
as a Private with 15th reinforcements
Previous service:
3 years Citizen Forces
Described on enlisting as 21 years old; single; 5' 9.5" tall; 143 lbs;
clear complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Church of England
19142 Private Keith Henderson Zwar
23/05/1917 enlisted
02/02/1918 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard HMAT Wiltshire A18
as a Private with Army Medical Corps
11/03/1918 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
15/06/1918 appointed to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
05/12/1918 appointed Driver
25/06/1919 approved for non-military employment
09/07/1919 embarked Port Said, Egypt onboard HT Tagus for
UK non-military employment
22/11/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Aeneas
08/02/1920 discharged from service
Medal: British War Medal (72920) and Victory medal (69389)
08/11/1957 passed away
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/12/2016. Lest we forget.