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John Nuel SWANN

Place of birthCheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
SchoolCheltenham Grammar School, Gloucestershire, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
OccupationSheeper farmer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Celia Swann, Lausanne, Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 May 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Nuel spelt Noel
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death45
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 30), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Celia SWANN; husband of Helen G. SWANN, 32 Cornwallis Crescent, Clifton, Bristol, England. Native of Cheltenham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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