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SWANSON, Albin William

Service Number:	5218
Enlisted:	10 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, 12 October 1889
Home Town:	Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Schooling:	Glenelg, South Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Natural causes, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 26 October 1966, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	American River Cemetery Kangaroo Island
Memorials:	Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5218, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5218, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5218, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
4 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5218, 10th Infantry Battalion

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