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SWABY, Walter Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2883 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Optician / Watchmaker / Jeweller |
| Died: | Anglesea, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1968, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hamilton Public Cemetery, Victoria Plot = METH-XIX-57 |
| Memorials: | Benalla Uniting Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2883, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2883, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Wounded Gunshot wounds to right arm, head, foot | |
| 22 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Returned Melbourne per Hospital Transport Marathon |
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