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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Charles Robson Sweeting
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. George William Sweeting
British Army 2/5th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:23 Chatterton Sq., Redcliffe, Bristol
(d.1st Nov 1918)
George Sweeting is my great uncle. When I was a child of five years old, I would look at this photo of a man in uniform. Many years later I asked my grandmother who he was. She said he was her brother who had died in the Great War, he was only 23 years old.
It was many years later when I decided I needed to find him. I searched and found him in France in the Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, with the inscription `Abide with me'.
Pte. George Reginald Sweeting
British Army 12th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Ashton Gate, Bristol
(d.11th December 1917)
Private Sweeting was the Son of George Elia and Alice Sweeting, of 10, Carrington Rd., Ashton Gate, Bristol. Old Boy of St. Nicholas and St. Leonard's School, Bristol.
He was 20 when he died and is buried in the Montagnana Town Cemetery in Italy.
Engineman. George Sweeting
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler Kathleen Burton
from:Hartlepool
(d.31st December 1915 )
Pte. Percy John Sweetingham
British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infrantry
from:Cowes, Isle of Wight
(d.14th July 1918)
We are researching local people who died in WW1 including Percy Sweetingham. At present I have little information except the data from the War Graves Commission. Can anyone provide further details?
Pte. Percy John Sweetingham
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Isle of Wight
(d.14th July 1918)
My great granddad, Percy J Sweetingham served with the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He sadly died in 1918 on the 14th July. I was wondering if anyone knows anything else about him ie. his age, where he was sent, where he died, where he is buried etc. I'm researching for my dad.
Pte. John Thomas "Jock" Sweetland
British Army 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Battersea
(d.24th Mar 1918)
Jock Sweetland was my Grandmother's brother. He had already run away from home and joined up in 1914 aged 15, but the family found him and took him home again. Two years later aged 17, he successfully joined up again and went away to fight. He died two years later on the 24th March 1918 in Operation Michael. He is buried in a small cemetery outside the village of Rosieres in the Somme region of France.
My family passes his story down to each generation, and remembers him every year. There are no photographs of him that the family knows about.
Lt. E. Swetenham
Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John Swift
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:South Shields
(d.11th June 1915)
John Swift, served as John Smith with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in France in 1915. He lost his life at the age of 23, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Swift of South Shields. John is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres Old Military Extension.
Pte. Walter Swift
British Army 13th (Barnsley Pals) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Barnsely, Yorkshire.
(d.1st July 1916)
Walter Swift was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Pte Hibbert James Swim
Canadian Expeditionary Force 85th Battalion Nova Scotia
from:Clarkes Harbor, Shelburne County, N.S.
(d.7th Nov 1911)
- Hibbert was a fireman in N.S. by vocation
- Enlisted April 15, 1916
- Sailed from Halifax N.S. to Liverpool England on SS Olympic Oct 12-18, 1916
- Transferred to 85th Battalion Witley Dec 12, 1916
- Arrived in Harvre, France March 17, 1917
- Wounded at Lens 22/8/1917 gun shot would right leg
- Discharged to service from #22 General Hospital Camiers Sept 1, 1917
- Wounded at Passchendaele Oct 30, 1917, shrapnel wound to chest, burns on right leg
- Died of wounds received in action Nov 7, 1917 at #2 Casualty Clearing Hospital
L/Cpl. John Robert Swinbank
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Esh Hill Top, County Durham
(d.1st Jul 1916)
John Swinbank served with the 15th Durham Light Infantry.
Pte. Hugh Stewart Swinburne
British Army 14th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ashington, Northumberland
(d.14th Aug 1916)
Hugh Swinburne was killed in action at Clarence Crater, Arras, France on the 14th of August 1916.
Pte. James Henry Swindells
British Army 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Tidworth
Pte. Joseph Swindells
British Army 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Sheffield, Yorkshire
(d.1st December 1915)
Joseph Swindells is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres New Military Cementery. He was the husband of Lilly Swindells of 70 Devonshire Lane, Sheffield and the son of Sam and Eliza Swindells.
Pte. Samuel Swindells
British Army 15th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Salford, Lancashire
(d.23rd July 1916)
Pte. Robert Swindlehurst
British Army 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Blackburn
(d.15th Apr 1917)
Robert Swindlehurst was my great-grandfather on my mother's side. We presume he was conscripted after Military Service Act was passed in March 1916, and extended in 2nd Act to married men in May 1916. He became Pte. 28797 East Lancs Regt, 1st Btn and died of wounds on the 15th of April 1917(aged 39). Possibly during Battle of Arras. He is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension. Robert's widow Ada Jane lived till 1968. She received the 2 standard medals, (along with an army medal chit) which I have. I don't have any known photographs of him (just unknown soldier pictures that could be him, but no-one survives to confirm it. I do have a picture of his temporary cross over his grave in France.
Gnr. William Swinhoe
British Army 286th Brigade, B Battery, Royal Field Artillery
(d.28th Mar 1918)
William Swinhoe died aged 28. Born in Jarrow in 1889 he was the son of William and Catherine Swinhoe (nee Wear) later of 94 Grange Road Bermondsey London. In the 1911 Census William Swinhoe, age 22, a Lead Worker at a Waterworks, is listed as living with his parents, William & Catherine Swinhoe & family at 10, Silver Street, Rotherhithe. He enlisted in Newcastle and first served in France on 12th May 1915.
William is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery Extension.
Pte. Henry Swinson
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI
Pte. Walter Swithenbank
from:Mirfield, Dewsbury
(d.04/04/1918)
Pte. David Stevenson Sword
British Army 50th Coy Machine Gun Corps
from:Edinburgh
(d.14th July 1917)
I have just started to research my Great Uncle, David S Sword killed 14/07/1917 as a member of the 50th Bn Machine Gun Corps. I am a little confused as you have listed the 50th Bn being formed in March 1918, yet David S Sword was killed in July 1917 as a member of the 50th Bn. I am unsure what GRU'd means in the Graves Report.
Editor's Note: David Sword was serving with 50th Company MGC at the time of his death, the CWGC register is incorrectly transcribed. His colleague Pte F Meager is correctly identified as 50th Coy MGC, both are listed as 50/MGC on the Grave Registration Report. The abbreviation GRU'd indicates that his grave was located by a Graves Registration Unit, he does not show as being reburied, so it is likely the original grave marker from his burial had been destroyed.
Pte. Robert Henry Syddall
British Army 7th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
(d.23rd Jul 1916)
Rfn. Alfred Henry Sydee
British Army 12th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps.
from:London
(d.23rd Sept 1918)
Sepoy. Khadim Shah Syed
British Indian Army 129th Duke of Connought's Own Baluchis
from:India
(d.16th Dec 1914)
Sepoy No-268 Khadim Shah of 129 Baluchis, Duke of Connought's Own Baluchis is remembered on a scroll and plaque for his valour, brave conduct and commitment he displayed during WW1. This thread will be further glorified once embedded with the historical documents, medals and scrolls by the worthy members to acknowledge the services of those who are not amongst us but this forum has provided an opportunity to share what they left to be cherished. This continent is famous for the gladiatorial personalities who chose the soldiery for Chivalry.
Capt. Thomas Scott Syers MC.
British Army 147th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
(d.14th Nov 1918)
Thomas Syers joined the Bedfordshire Regiment on the 22nd of Mar 1901. He Commanded 147th brigade RFA during the landings at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, on the 25th of Apr 1915 and later commanded the 29th Divisional Trench Mortar Battery He was wounded on the 8rh of July 1915 and sent home to the UK where he died from his wounds 4 days after the war ended 14th of November 1918 His Military Cross was gazetted 29 Oct 1915
Arthur Sykes
British Army 2nd Btn. 5 Coy. Duke of Wellington Regiment
from:Yorkshire
I have two photos of my Great Grandad, Arthur Sykes as a POW. One is in Heuboy, Baden and the other one is Dyrotz. There are German soldiers in the photo too. I would love to know some history of these places.
Lance Corporal Arthur Sykes
British Army 1st Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Thorpe Nr Wakefield West Yorkshire
(d.8th November 1918)
Pte Arthur Sykes
British Army 5th Btn. D Coy. 16th platoon West Riding Regiment
Pte. Eli Sykes
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light infantry
from:Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire
(d.31st Oct 1914)
Eli Sykes joined the army in 1902 aged 17 as part of the Cheshire Regiment. He was later transferred to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
In 1914 when WW1 broke out he was stationed in barracks in Dublin. On 24th August 1914 he was sent to France. At the first Battle of Ypres he was last seen on 31st October 1914, having been dropped off by bus in a town called Messines in Belgium. His body was never found, and he was officially declared dead in 1916. He is commemorated at Le Touret Memorial on the French/Belgian border as well as at Willow Grove cemetary in Stockport. He left a wife and four small children, including my grandfather (also called Eli) who was two months old when his father died. Eli was only 29 years old.
Pte. Ernest Sykes VC.
British Army 27th Btn. (4th Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Mossley, Yorkshire
Ernest Sykes was born in 1885, in Mossley, Yorkshire and died, in 1949, at Lockwood, Yorkshire. He originally enrolled in the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding), 8th Battalion, service number 13425. He served in the Balkans campaign of 1915 where he received a serious foot injury. After recovering from his injury, he was assigned to the 27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish), service number 40989, and embarked for France.
In April 1917, his Battalion was involved in the Battle of Arras where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. The citation for the award is: - On 9 April (Easter Monday) 1917, near Arras, France, the battalion in attack was held up by intense fire from front and flank, and suffered heavy casualties. Private Sykes, despite this heavy fire, went forward and brought back four wounded. He then made a fifth journey and remained out under conditions which appeared to be certain death, until he had bandaged all those too badly injured to be moved.
There is a plaque, in his honour, at Mossley Railway Station.
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