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Rfn. Wilson Swift

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Parnell, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Death: September 15, 1916 (20)
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [IV. L. 22.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Bligh Wilson Swift and Maria Swift
Brother of Marie Wilson Swift; Bligh Wilson Swift; Elizabeth Wilson Swift and Bligh Stanley Wilson Swift

Occupation: Carpenter | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 56569676
Service No: WWI 25/1137
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Rfn. Wilson Swift

Wilson Swift was the son of Bligh Wilson Swift (1841-1917) and Marie Swift (1860-1907), of 98 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand. Carpenter. Killed in action, Somme, Northern France.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohSM-SY.html / Ref 17.4.2021
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Rfn. Wilson Swift's Timeline

1896
January 21, 1896
Parnell, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1916
September 15, 1916
Age 20
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
September 15, 1916
Age 20
Warlencourt British Cemetery, [IV. L. 22.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France