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SWANSON, Charles Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3442 |
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Enlisted: | 23 October 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 February 1888 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3442, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3442, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
18 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sapper, At Forant | |
6 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers | |
30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3442, 14th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles August Swanson and Maria Petrinia Swanson nee Peterson of Walker Street, Townsville, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on the 20 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal