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SWAN, John Campbell Duncan McPherson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 584 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Victorian Imperial Bushman |
| Born: | Purnim, Victoria, 16 March 1877 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Melancholia, Malaria, Umtali, South Africa, Umtali, Zimbabwe, 28 May 1900, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square) |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 584 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 584, Victorian Citizen Bushmen | |
| 28 May 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3rd Victorian Imperial Bushman |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Campbell Duncan McPherson SWAN was born in Purnim, Victoria in 1877
His parents were John SWAN & Jane CAMPBELL
He embarked on the SS Eurydus on 10th March, 1900 with the 3rd Victorian Bushmen
John died on 28th May, 1900 at Umtali and is buried in Paradise Cemetery in Zimbagwee
He was awarded the Queens South Africa Medal with Rhodesia clasp
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Known brothers who also served in the Boer War
1. William John SWAN (SN 656)
2. Miles Fletcher SWAN (SN 9)
3. David Edgar SWAN (SN 383)
4. Archibald Robert Campbell SWAN (SN 2372)
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