Pte
George Frederick Swainson

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
27/04/1890
Lieu de naissance:
Cotherstone, Yorkshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Tailleur de pierres

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Numéro de service:
205483
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Sedgefield, Durham, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  East Yorkshire Regiment, 1/4th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
16/12/1917
Lieu de décès:
Passchendaele, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
27

Mémorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panneau: 48A

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 3

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu d'enrôlement
#3 Lieu du décès (approximatif)

Mon histoire

Private George Frederick Swainson served in the East Yorkshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion, which was part of the 150th Brigade, of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division.

On the 11th of December 1917 the 1st/4th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment prepared for the line. They left for the front at 3.15 p.m. and were to relieve the Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion, who was lying in support at Daring Crossing and Seine, North of Zonnebeke. The relieve was completed at 8.30 p.m.

The next day the 1st/4th Battalion went into the frontline near Crest Farm, Southwest of Passchendaele, where they relieved Argylle & Sutherland Regiment 2nd Battalion. Battalion Headquarters were positioned at Hamburg. On the 14th of December 1917 ”D” Company moved from Crest Farm to positions along the Passchendaele Road. On the 15th of December the Battalion suffered a total of thirteen casualties. Ten men were wounded and three men were killed in action. The Battalion was relieved on the next day.

Private George Frederick Swainson was killed on the 16th of December 1917. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

Sources 4

Ancestry
http://home.ancestry.co.uk/
Autre référence
CWGC
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/826831/SWAINSON,%20GEORGE%20F
Sources utilisées
The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Sources utilisées
War Diary East Yorkshire Regiment 1st/4th Bn.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
Autre référence