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SWANSON, John William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 27119 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Bowen, Qld., 14 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Queensland |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | 21 August 1987, aged 102 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 27119, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Driver, 27119, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Driver, 27119, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Emily Swanson, 118 Francis Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales
John served inf France and Belgium, wounded and invalided to Rouen, returned to duty and was blown up by a bursting shell, causing injury to eyes and was blind for ten months.
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