William SWARBRICK

SWARBRICK, William

Service Numbers: 1626, 1512
Enlisted: 14 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Service number changed 1512 to when taken on strength with the 4th Battalion
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, 1890
Home Town: Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated in the Gore Hill Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

14 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Service number changed 1512 to when taken on strength with the 4th Battalion
11 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1626, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1626, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney
6 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1512, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1512 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was 'Kranholme', Gordon Road, Chatswood, NSW.

Son of George and Elizabeth Swarbrick of 'Kranholme', Gordon Road, Chatswood, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served his Carpenter apprenticeship under his father