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George SWIFT

Regimental number1508
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNightingale Street, Balaclava, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18,6
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, J D Swift, Nightingale Street, Balaclava, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date31 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1608
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 October 1917
Place of burialBelgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 14), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

SourcesNAA: B2455, SWIFT George

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