Henry Stewart SWAIN

Badge Number: S28688, Sub Branch: Parkside
S28688

SWAIN, Henry Stewart

Other Name: Swain, Harry Stewart - Enlistment Papers
Service Numbers: 2904A, 2904a, 2904
Enlisted: 26 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: Divisional Ammunition Column
Born: West Ham, London, England, 28 July 1891
Home Town: Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Chauffeur
Died: Christies Beach, South Australia, Australia, 31 July 1957, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: St Philip and St James Anglican Church Cemetery (now known as "The Cemetery on the Hill"
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World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2904A, Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic.
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Gunner, 2904a, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Gunner, 2904a, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Gunner, 2904

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Harry William SWAIN and Elizabeth Clara nee COX

Husband of Edith Ruth SWAIN, 37 Grant Street, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Vic.