We remember Oswald Swift Flower

We remember Oswald Swift Flower

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Timeline

Timeline

1871
birth Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:7309474 Source:9171111 1871
awards Military Order of the Dragon - USA Other War Service Award Source:2492809
service British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:2492809
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion Source:8883371
1916
death Died of wounds Died of wounds after being hit by a British Artillery shell that fell short in Mametz Wood, Somme France. Mametz Wood, Somme France Source:7309474 Source:8883371 12th July 1916
burial Morlancourt British Cemetery No.1 CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7309474

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Oswald Swift
Initials OS
Last Name Flower
Source 2492809
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Order of the Dragon - USA Other War Service Award

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith1947

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Multimedia

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Memorial Plaque to Lt Colonel Flowers Anne1202
Lieutenant Colonel Oswald Swift Flower James201

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