Regimental number | 6829 |
Place of birth | Port Elliot, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Port Elliott, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H M Swift, Port Elliott, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in 22nd Light Horse, Victor Harbor, South Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Spoilt Bank |
Age at death | 21.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Spoilbank Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 2), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Sidney and Harriet Mary SWIFT. Native of Port Elliott, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1449 Pte Sydney Louis SWIFT, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 25 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |