Participant Info

Surname

Swinfield

First Name

John

Initial

E

Service Number

3297

Rank

lance-corporal

Unit Served

C Company, 53rd Battalion

Service Record

Egypt, France

Enlistment Date

1915

Enlistment Month

August 17

Embarkation Year

1915

Embarkation Month

December 20

Date of Death

1916

Month of Death

July 19

Death Category

KIA

All Australia Memorial Reference

Australia's Fighting Families chapter, NSW section S, notes page 147, image page 144

Also Known As

Spousal

Spousal Address

Spouse City

Spouse State

Parental Name

Albert and Alice Swinfield

Parental Address

"Boronia", 104 Harrow Road, Alburn

Parental City

Sydney

Parental State

NSW

Notes

"born at Auburn, March 1, 1894, educated Auburn Public School, plumber, enlisted August 1915, embarked December 23, 1915. War service: Egypt, France (made the supreme sacrifice at Pozieres, July 19, 1916). (Commonly known as Jack, and he enlisted as Jack