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Ernest Alexander SWAYN

Regimental number2868
Place of birthColac Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCook
AddressSouth Comongin, Charleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinBrother, William Swayn, South Comongin, Charleville, Queensland
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death10 July 1958

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