The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private David Swan |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: David Edgar Swan
Ancestor's date of birth: 05/1881
Ancestor's date of death: 1911
Cause of Death: TB of the spine.
Service Number: 383
Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Melbourne
Unit: 6 Bn Australian Commonwealth Horse, 1 TP D Squadron
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 333
Contingent: Third Australian Contingent
Ship: Manchester Merchant, Date of Sailing: 16/05/1902
Memorial details: Details not provided
Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with SA 1902 clasp
Personal Characteristics: Had served two years in the Yanc Yanc Rifle Club. Height: 181 cm, complexion: "red"
Reasons to go and fight: Difficulties in finding farm work - Drought conditions.
Details of service in war: Unit arrived after the conclusion of the peace treaty, disembarked in Natal, then were ordered back to Australia.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 7 August 1902 on the Britannic. Continued to work as a boundary rider until his death at a young age.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Jim Walker, Point Lonsdale VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Nephew
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