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SWARBRICK, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1626, 1512 |
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| 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 |
Service History
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 | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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