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Claude Hibbert SWIFT

Date of birth10 October 1894
Place of birthMoonee Ponds, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address1 Thomas Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, A G Swift, 1 Thomas Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 16 June 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: [2656] Lt Arthur George SWIFT, 7th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); 662 Pte Alexander Thomas SWIFT, 14th Bn, killed in action, 20 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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