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SWANSON, Andrew
| Service Number: | 1658 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Norway, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Drowned in the Murray River, Tailem Bend, South Australia, 20 January 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Tailem Bend Cemetery, South Australia Plot 55 |
| Memorials: | Victor Harbor WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1658, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1658, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1658, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1658, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1658 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Andrew SWANSON was born in Skien, Norway around 1876.
Andrew SWANSON joined the AIF on 02.09.1915 and was allocated service no. 1658. He was posted to the 12th reinforcements, 3rd Light-horse. His age at the time was given as 38 years and a fisherman by occupation.
He was discharged as medically unfit on 24.08.1917. Received a war pension on his return to Australia in 1917.
Andrew died of accidental drowning at Tailem Bend on 20.01.1921 and was buried in the Tailem Bend Cemetery.
For 103 years he laid in an unmarked grave in the Murray Bridge Cemetery until his grave was identified by the Headstone Project of South Australia.
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