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Alfred SWANSON

Regimental number6817
Place of birthAlbury New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlate layer
AddressAlbury, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Swanson, Hume Street, Albury, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialTorreken Farm Cemetery No. 1 (Row E, Grave No. 4), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Sarah SWANSON; husband of Ellen SWANSON, 106 Derwent Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Albury, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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