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SWAN, Douglas John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2855 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Stratford, Essex, England, May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Ilford College, London, England |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle National Bank of Western Australasia Ltd. Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2855, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2855, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2855, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2855 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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