Swindon connection

Swindon connection

People who were born, lived or worked in Swindon, Wiltshire, or who had a parent who lived there. Swindon was a railway town so almost all would have been employed by the Great Western Railway. Most served in the Wiltshire Regiment or Royal Engineers but some served in other branches of the armed forces, including the Royal Navy. If you know of people who you'd like to add to this Community, please contact me -- Bryan Pready (email bryan DOT pready AT btinternet DOT com) or via the message service on this site -- see top right of this screen. If you have more information about any of them, you can add it yourself to their life stories.

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  • Born 1898

    Died 1916

    British Army 19520 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

  • Born 1894

    Died 1915

    British Army 10245 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

  • Born 1899

    Died 1916

    Royal Navy J32006 Signal Boy HMS Hampshire

  • Born 1896

    Died 1916

    British Army 22059 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

  • Profile picture for Edward Freebury

    Born 1887

    Died 1914

    British Army 7159 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

    British Army 7159 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

  • Profile picture for Francis Bloxsom

    Born 1898

    Died 1918

    British Army 199136 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

  • Born 1897

    Died 1917

    British Army 148405 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

  • British Army 2912 Private Essex Regiment

    British Army 7451 Private Middlesex Regiment

    British Army WR/150817 Private Royal Engineers

  • Profile picture for Gilbert George Dadge

    Born 1894

    Died 1915

    British Army 10196 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10196 Private Wiltshire Regiment

  • Born 1897

    Died 1916

    British Army 20629 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

    British Army 20629 Private Wiltshire Regiment

  • Profile picture for William Henry Bigwood

    Born 1892

    Died 1916

    British Army 20409 Private Wiltshire Regiment

    British Army 2815T Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

  • Profile picture for Sidney Bignell

    Born 1888

    Died 1916

    British Army 11086 Private Wiltshire Regiment

  • Profile picture for Frederick Ernest Duck

    Born 1895

    Died 1917

    British Army 13587 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

  • Born 1898

    Died 1917

    British Army M2/264968 Private Army Service Corps

  • Born 1895

    Died 1917

    British Army 11523 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

  • Profile picture for William Victor Axford

    Born 1887

    Died 1917

    British Army 12482 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

    British Army 12482 Private Wiltshire Regiment

  • Profile picture for John Butler

    Born 1894

    Died 1915

    British Army 125 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

  • Born 1895

    Died 1981

    British Army T579 Sapper Royal Engineers

    British Army 520317 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

  • Born 1883

    Died 1964

    British Army T103 Serjeant Royal Engineers

    British Army 520017 Serjeant Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company