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Frederick William Swinburn WALE

Regimental number6344
Place of birthWinchester, England
Other NamesWale, Frederick William Seymour
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressLindhurst, Balfour Road, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Anderson, Greenbank, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Previous military serviceServed in the East Lancashire Volunteers for a few years and was champion shot in his section. 4 1/2 years 1st East Lanc Reg Territorial Discharge Leaving country
Enlistment date19 March 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6346
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 May 1919
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death3 July 1919
Age at death37
Place of burialWest Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, SA.
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 29 June 1919; died before discharge.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALE Frederick William Swinburn

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