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Bertram SWAN

Regimental number52362
Date of birth--/05/1897
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
SchoolNewtown School, Hobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLindisfarne, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, S Swan, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date7 February 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1 to 3 (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918)
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA14 Euripides on 1 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollMachine Gun Battalion Details
FateReturned to Australia 19 August 1919
Other detailsWorked as a baker and pastry cook before enlisting and after the War as a bricklayer. Was a Rower and Foundation Member of the Lindisfarn Rowing Club.
Date of death18 November 1982
Place of burialCornelian Bay Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania

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