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SWINTON, Thomas Trowbridge
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 478 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Punt Road State School, Richmond, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 478, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 478, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 478, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was 86 Station Street, Carlton, Victoria
Son of Thomas Swinton and Emily Eliza Swinton nee Hardy of 249 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria, formerly of 24 Egan Street, West Richmond, Victoria. Brother of Clarence Archer Swinton
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal