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Sailmaker Appala Swami
Royal Indian Marine
(d.21 Jan 1917)
Swami Appala served in Remembered at . WW1
Pte. James Swan
British Army Coldstream Guards
from:Gateshead, Durham
James Swan was my father. He served with the Coldstream Guards and was captured at la Basse at the beginning of the war & spent four years a prisoner of the Germans suffering dreadfully with bad food etc, He worked in a brickyard in Southern Germany which affected his health for years
Pte. James F. Swan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Consett
James Swan was discharged in 1919 due to wounds
Pte. Sidney Victor Swan
British Army 2/16th Btn. London Regiment
from:Northolt
Sidney Swan served with the 2/16th Btn. London Regiment
Pte. Thomas Edgar Swan
British Army Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Paddington, London
My grandfather enlisted on the 8th September 1914. He never spoke of his experiences during the War. All I know is that he was sent to fight and my grandmother was informed that he was missing in action. She believed him to have been killed. She was left with two young children. She did not see him again until the end of the War when he was discharged on 26th March 1919. It transpired that he was a prisoner of war during the time he was missing. My grandfather died in 1973 six years after my grandmother. During my lifetime I cannot recall him laughing or smiling. He was skeletal thin. He must have suffered terribly during that period whilst a prisoner but did not tell his family so far as I am aware. I am sorry I have no other information other than his demobilization certificate and Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity. I would like to know what really happened to him.
Pte. Thomas Shepherd Swan
British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry
(d.13th Aug 1915)
Thomas Swan died age 36, he was born in Stockton in 1878. In the 1911 Census he is listed as Thomas Swan, aged 33, a General Labourer at a Chemical Works, lived with his wife, Margaret & 2 children, plus 2 stepchildren, at 213 Hope Street Jarrow-on-Tyne. He enlisted in Sunderland and first entered WW1 action on 24th of Sep 1914. His wife Margaret Fenwick Woodward (late Swan - formerly Bell - nee Berry) later lived at 15 Hawke Street Haverton Hill.
Thomas is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Burgher Jan Hendrick Swanepoel
South African Forces Britstown Commando Mounted Commandos
from:Britstown
(d.13th November 1914)
Burgher Swanepoel was the Son of Jan Hendrik Swanepoel and Magdalena Margaretha Swanepoel of Waterkant St, Britstown. He aged was 24 and is buried in the Kantorragas Farm Cemetery, Northern Cape, South Africa
Pte. George Porter Swann
British Army 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:Birmingham, Warwickshire
My grandfather George Swann served in the First World War in France with the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment. I know very little of his battles, but he fought on the Somme and returned home minus all of his toes and spent a long time in hospital in recovery. In 1922, he jumped on a runaway horse which had bolted and killed a six year old girl in the road. He managed to stop the horse but injured his legs badly and spent more time in hospital. Always a hero to me, he lived to 70 years and died in 1960.
2Lt. Gerald Huddart Swann
Royal Flying Corps 41 Squadron
(d.18th Oct 1917)
Gerald Swann was killed in France in 1917 flying with RFC. There is a Battle Field Cross memorial to Gerald in All Saints Church, Witley, Surrey. His body lies at Varennes Military Cemetary, Somme.
Pte. William Swann
British Army 15th Btn Royal Scots
from:Stockport, Cheshire
William Swann, known as Billy, was my Great Great Aunt's stepson. He was one of the so called Manchester Scottish, members of the 15th Battalion, Royal Scots which was raised by the Lord Provost and City with half the men being recruited in Edinburgh and half in Manchester, hence the name Manchester Scottish.
My interest in him comes from two photographs I have passed through the family welcoming him home from the war after being in a POW in Germany. My research through the archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross indicates that he was captured at Croiselles, France on the 23rd of March 1918 and was imprisoned at Parchim Camp in Germany. This was known as the Camp of Death possibly because of the high death rate from Spanish Flu.
William married in Annie Leah on 27th Dec 1927. I have not been able to trace any children. It was a later marriage, William was born in 1883, Annie in 1894 and both died in 1960.
Pte. William Swanney
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment
from:Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
(d.10th Nov 1917)
William Swanney died serving in WW1. He was a private in the 9th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment. William died on 10th November 1917, age 20, in Wandsworth Military Hospital, London, England and is buried in Edinburgh Eastern Cemetery.
He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Swanney of 7 Iona St., Leith, Edinburgh. William was born on Shapinsay, Orkney Isles, Scotland. His siblings were: Thomas, Izat L., William and Elizabeth.
L/Cpl. John Swanston
British Army 16th Battalion, C Company Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
John Swanston died aged 37. He was born in Gateshead and was the husband of Edith Ann R. Swanston (nee Fairbank). In the 1911 Census, he is recorded as John Swanston, age 33, a Drapery Traveller, lived with his wife Edith Ann Swanston & their 2 daughters at 31, Rose Street, Hepburn-on-Tyne. He enlisted in Cramlington
John is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Rflmn. Paulus Jacabus Johannes Swart
South African Mounted Rifles 5th Reg
(d.21st January 1919)
Rifleman Swart was 23 and is buried in the Niekerkshoop Cemetery, Northern Cape, South Africa
Pte. David Sweeney
8th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
(d.29th April 1916)
Pte. Edward Sweeney
British Army 8th Battalion Black Watch
from:Helensburgh, Scotland
(d.14th October 1918)
Edward Sweeney was a distant relative but still remembered. He left a very small village called Helensburgh, the inventor of Television came from here. Sadly, Edward never had a chance to enjoy this and many other extraordinary things the world has brought us. He fought for his country and the people at home but sadly died in a foreign country and never came home again. He has his name with many others of the Parish, in the Town Gardens on a large War Memorial. Every year the town comes out and pays tribute to all who fought and died.
This year is the 100th anniversary and my 15 year old daughter is taking a school trip to Belgium and France. I, and my now aging parents, are proud to say my daughter will hopefully find the memorial cemetery and pay our respects to Edward. Edward had no children and had not married.
His brother went to London and was the personal driver of Prime Minister Boannar Law. His other brother married my Granny and settled into life in a small rural town. We will continue to be remembered by the family name and thank Edward and his fellow men who were so brave.
Pte. Frank Sweeney
British Army 26th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st Oct 1916)
Frank Sweeney died aged 32. Born in Jarrow in 1884, he was the son of Edward and Annie Sweeney (nee Kelly). In the 1911 Census Francis Sweeney, age 26, a Boiler Maker's Labourer in the shipyards, is recorded as boarding with the Bell family at 3, Queens Road, Jarrow-on-Tyne. He enlisted in Newcastle
Frank is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. Hugh Sweeney
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
(d.27th June 1916)
Tpr. James Joseph Augustus Sweeney
Australian Imperial Force 4th General Service Reinforcements
James Joseph Augustus Sweeney was born at Erskineville, New South Wales, on 1 July 1899. Having gained written permission from his parents, the 18-year-old clerk enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 13 May 1918. Sweeney departed Sydney as part of the 4th General Service Reinforcements aboard HMAT Port Sydney on 17 August 1918.
The new reinforcements underwent further training in Egypt, and in November Sweeney was transferred to the 1st Light Horse Regiment, then camped at Rishon LeZion. The regiment marched towards Rafa, their point of demobilisation, riding over the old Turkish positions at Gaza on the way. Sweeney wrote to his father requesting several tins of Kiwi brand boot polish to darken not only his boots but also his pants, which were left almost white from wear. Sweeney also wrote of the regiment passing their horses over to the Indian army as they could not take them back to Australia. The young private and the remaining elements of the 1st Light Horse Regiment left Kantara in March 1919 and arrived back in Australia the next month. Sweeney was discharged from the AIF in May 1919 and died nine years later at Springwood, New South Wales.
John Joseph Sweeney
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Btn. Otago Regiment
from:New Zealand
(d.2nd Oct 1916)
John Sweeney was an Australian of Tasmanian origin. He was shot for desertion. It is though that Sweeney was suffering from battle fatigue after having spent time doing perhaps one of the hardest war jobs - tunnelling under enemy lines. His courageous service as one of our original ANZACs at Gallipoli was not taken into account at the time of his court-martialling for desertion. After spending time in an Egyptian hospital recovering he was sent to France but couldn't face going to the front any longer - so he never turned up. Arrested after several weeks wandering behind the lines, his files show he was court-martialled and sentenced to “suffer death by being shot†on the very day of the first New Zealand attack on the Somme. His brother died on the Western Front in 1918 and his father committed suicide in 1925, just before details of execution were made public. He was posthumously pardoned on 14 September 2000, when New Zealand's Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act became law.
Pte. John Joseph Sweeney
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Btn. Otago Regiment
from:Australia
(d.2nd Oct 1916)
John Joseph Sweeney was executed for desertion 02/10/1916 age 37 and buried in Dartmoor Cemetery, Somme, France. He was an Australian of Tasmanian origin. His brother died on the Western Front in 1918 and his father committed suicide in 1925, just before details of execution were made public
A/Cpl. John Sweeney
British Army 8th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Ballycroy, Mayo, Ireland
(d.12th Aug 1917)
John Sweeney was my great uncle. He joined the British Army in December 1914 in Newcastle. He died on or about the 12th of August 1917, this makes me wonder if he was in no man's land. There was a picture of him in my Grandmother's house but unfortunately it no longer exists. Does anyone know if it is possible to get a photo of him or his regiment?
My mother was able to visit John's grave after a period of seventy years, he is buried in Aeroplane Cemetery in Belguim. I would love to know where he would have been on the day of his death, if anyone can help I would really appreciate it.
Sto. John Sweeney
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Vivid
from:Tramore
(d.1st September 1917)
Stoker Sweeney was the husband of Mary Anne Sweeney, of Main St., Tramore.
He was 40 when he died and is buried near the north-east corner of the Corbally Catholic Churchyard, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
Pte John Sweeney
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
Pte. Patrick Sweeney
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Coatbridge
Paddy Sweeney served with the 1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers
Pte. Patrick Sweeney
British Army 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Northwich
Pte. W. Sweeney
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots
(d.24th Nov 1915)
W. Sweeney served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He is buried in Edinburgh, in Newington or Echo Bank Cemetery.
William Henry Sweeney
Canadian Expeditionary Force 103rd Battalion Canadian Scottish
from:Victoria, BC Canada
William joined the CEF in January 1916 at the age of 19 and saw action at the Battle of the Somme. Family legend says he was severely traumatized by what he saw there, including the horrific death of a good friend who died in his arms. William was sent back to England and treated for shell shock but he never fully recovered. He never returned to Canada, and died in hospital in Warrington in Sept 1928 as a result of his war service. This is all the information the family has about William - we don't even know exactly where he is buried. His mother's family was from Warrington, so I suspect he is buried there. Someday I hope to find out more about Great Uncle William, including where he is buried, and to visit his grave.
Pte. James Sweeny
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
James Sweeney did not serve overseas, he was discharged in 1918
Pte. William Francis Sweeny
British Army 48th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
William Sweeny, born Athlone 1877, enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps in the late summer of 1917. He was sent to train at Blackpool and went to France via Southampton to serve with 48th Field Ambulance. He was discharged in February 1919.
In 1911 he had been living at 68 Frederick Street, Grays Inn Road and was a public house manager. When he signed up his mother was then living at St Monica's, Belvedere Place, Dublin. She had been a widow since the 1880s and her only other child, a daughter, had died of scarlatina at the age of eight. At least as late as 1901 she was listed as a publican and was still running her husband's business in Church Street, Athlone. His brother, Joseph, had a shop in Mardyke Street. William Francis Sweeny died in Kensington in 1934, aged fifty-seven.
Gnr Richard Bartholomew Sweet
British Army "A" Bty. 210th Bde Royal Field Artillery
from:Bearwood, Birmingham
(d.8th October 1918)
My great uncle, Richard, was a volunteer, enlisting into 3rd South Midland Brigade of the RFA (part of the Territorial Force) at the age of 17 in May 1914.
He embarked for France on 22nd May 1916 and underwent specialist training, eventually being attached to V61 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery. He endured a prolonged period recovering from Trench Fever between September 1917 and June 1918, after which he joined the 210 (Territorial) Brigade RFA under the command of the 42nd East Lancashire Division.
We believe that Richard was mortally wounded near Vaucelles and was evacuated to the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station near Ytres, where he died on 8th October 1918. He is buried in the Rocquigny-Eqauncourt Road Cemetery. The chaplain who was with him in his final hours wrote to Richard's parents and we have since discovered that the Rev John Oswald Murray reported for duty at 3rd CCCS for the first time on that fateful day. In addition to his last resting place in France, Richard is commemorated at six locations to our knowledge:
- St Mary's Church, Bearwood Memorial Cross (where he lived)
- Tewkesbury Abbey Memorial (the Sweet family home)
- Tewkesbury Cross War Memorial
- Tewkesbury Cemetery - a family memorial
- Birmingham Hall of Memory
- The 'lost' Birmingham Corporation Gas Department memorial currently in the care of Birmingham Museum Collection Centre undergoing restoration
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