Regimental number | 3899 |
Place of birth | Bellevue, Tasmania |
School | State School, Bellevue, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 87 Priscoe Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs D C Swift, 87 Priscoe Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served 25 years in Volunteers, Engineers Corp. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Pldot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 26), Beaumont-Hamel, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. SWIFT; husband of Sarah D.C. SWIFT, 87 Prince's Street, Sandy Bay, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Son: 1242 Pte Thomas William West SWIFT, 12th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |