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SWIFT, Lance

Service Number:	6829
Enlisted:	12 July 1916, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia , 3 February 1897
Home Town:	Port Elliot, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 March 1918, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium II E 2
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Elliot Institute Roll of Honor, Port Elliot Soldiers Memorial Gardens, Port Elliot War Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6829, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
7 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6829, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
7 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6829, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Frederick Sidney and Harriet Mary Swift.