We remember William Swift

We remember William Swift

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Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7489164 Source:8813326 1892
1918
dates Age 26 Source:7489164 21st March 1918
employment Bank Employee Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Ltd Burnley United Kingdom Source:9632768
enlistment Burnley United Kingdom Source:8813326
service British Army Private 241859 East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion Source:7489164
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8813326
1918
death Killed in Action France Source:7489164 Source:8813326 21st March 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 42 and 43. Source:7489164

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Swift
Source 4338049
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 241859 East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Susannah mother
Charles Swift father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

No external evidence

Multimedia

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Original Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank WW1 Memorial James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Cover James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Title Page James201
Detail page from Service Roll of Martins Bank James201

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