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SWAIN, Charles Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3709 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barnet, Herts, England, United Kingdom, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Barnet School, Herts, England |
| Occupation: | Valet |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Warlencourt, France, 2 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" illers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3709, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3709, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3709, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3709, 26th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the neck. Invalided to England on the 12 November 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Son of Robert Charles Swain and Alice Turner; husband of Mary Margaret Swain of 23 Elphin Street, Newport, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal