We remember John Swinney

We remember John Swinney

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Timeline

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1894
birth Cambrians, Central Otago New Zealand Source:7982739 Source:8757660 3rd October 1894
1915
enlistment Otago New Zealand Source:7982739 17th December 1915
1916
dates Age 21 Source:8757660 20th September 1916
employment Farm labourer John Beattie Cambrian, Central Otago New Zealand Source:7982739
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10061 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7982739
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Private 10061 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7982739
sibling Sapper Robert Swinney Source:7982739
sibling Isabella Swinney Source:8757660
sibling Joseph Swinney Source:8757660
sibling Violetta Swinney Source:8757660
sibling Herbert Swinney Source:8757660
sibling George Swinney Source:8757660
location Cambrian, Central Otago New Zealand parents address Source:7982739
2016
theatres Egypt :4 Source:8757660 1st October 2016
2016
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8757660 1st October 2016
1916
death Died of wounds Wounded in action and died at the No. 45 Casualty Clearance Station in the field, France. Western Front France Source:7982739 Source:8757660 20th September 1916
burial Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France II. A. 19. Source:7982739

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Swinney
Source 7982739
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Cambrian, Central Otago New Zealand parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10061 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10061 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Swinney mother
Robert John Swinney father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sapper Robert Swinney brother
Isabella Swinney sister
Joseph Swinney brother
Violetta Swinney sister
Herbert Swinney brother
George Swinney brother
Religion
DateReligionSource
Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

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  • John Swinney
    Remembered on his parents headstone in the St. Bathans Cemetery, Central Otago, New Zealand

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  • Private John Swinney
    In uniform

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  • War Memorial Omakau Hall Central Otago NZ
    Name of John Swinnery on the Roll of Honour

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    Gerald98528

  • Cambrian School, Central Otago
    The one room school at which John Swinney completed his primary education

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    Gerald98528

  • School Room Cambrian School, Central Otago
    The schoolroom in which John Swinney completed his primary education.

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    Gerald98528

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Official Records

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Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force

External Evidence

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Before ANZAC beyond Armistice Gerald98528

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War Memorial Omakau Hall Central Otago NZ Gerald98528
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School Room Cambrian School, Central Otago Gerald98528

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