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SWIFT, John Henry West
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3905 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 16 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3905, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3905, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Henry West Swift enlisted with his father during August 1915 and also transferred to the 52nd Battalion in France. He was returned to Australia for family reasons during April 1918.
He had a five-year-old child, his brother 1242 Pte. T.W. Swift 12th Battalion had been killed at Gallipoli, and his father, 3899 Pte. J.A. Swift was killed in action beside him at Mouquet Farm.
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