SWAINE, Frank
| Service Number: | 3497 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Lobethal, South Australia, 13 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lobethal Public Cemetery, SA Family Plot |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3497, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3497, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide |
Frank Swaine
Name: Frank Swaine
Service Number: 3497
Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England
Date of Birth: March 1895
Place of Enlistment: Keswick
Date of Enlistment: 19 July 1915
Age at Enlistment: 20 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Bertha Swaine
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Not provided
Rank: Private
Frank left Adelaide on the Benalla on 27 October 1915 and transferred to the 50th Battalion on 26 February 1916. He served with the 4th Division Artillery at Serapeum, Egypt from 19 April. Frank was sent to France with his unit on 13 June. He was wounded in action in Belgium on 27 October 1917 sustaining being gassed and wounds to the nose and left hand / elbow. Frank was sent to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England for treatment on 30 October. Further hospitalisation was necessary due to scabies and cellulitis in May 1918. He returned to Australia on board the Saxon on 11 December and discharged as medically unfit on 31 March 1919.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
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