Jack Edward (Jack) SWINFIELD

SWINFIELD, Jack Edward

Other Name: Swinfield, John Edward - Birth Record
Service Numbers: 3297, 3297A
Enlisted: 27 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 1 March 1893
Home Town: Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling: Auburn Boys Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3297
20 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3297, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3297, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3297A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3297A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert and Alice SWINFIELD of Harrow Road, Auburn, NSW

Mr. A. W. Swinfield, Harrow-road, Auburn, received a cable this week stating that his son, Private J. E. Swinfield, was missing from  July 19,1916 in France. Private Swinfield left N.S.W. in December, 1915.