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SWINFIELD, Jack Edward
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Swinfield, John Edward - Birth Record |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3297 | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
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.
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