Person:Frederick Swain (36)

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Frederick Stuart Swain
b.Bet 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Mar 1890
d.26 Oct 1914 France
Parents and Siblings
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m. 11 Oct 1881
  1. John George Swain1881 -
  2. Ernest Ingram Swain1883 - Aft 1930
  3. Ellen Florence SwainAbt 1885 -
  4. Alice Isabel Swain1887 -
  5. Frederick Stuart Swain1890 - 1914
  6. Gilbert Charles Swain1891 -
  7. Ethel Alvena Swain1893 -
  8. Harriet Sarah Swain1895 -
  9. William Edward Swain1898 -
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Facts and Events
Name Frederick Stuart Swain
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] Bet 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Mar 1890 _QDATE: Mar Q 1890
Christening[4] 14 Feb 1892 Christ Church Blacklands, Hastings, Sussex, England
Death[5] 26 Oct 1914 France
References
  1. ↑ GRO. (Various - FRC, SOG, Ancestry.com, FreeBMD etc).

    1890 Mar Hastings Swain Frederick Stuart Folio 2b Page 28 (?)

  2. ↑ L Medhurst & E Pitcher. War Memorials in Hastings.

    Swain F S Pte 1st K.R..R.C.

  3. ↑ Commonwealth Graves Commission (web site).


    In Memory of
    Rifleman FREDERICK STEWART SWAIN

    7078, 1st Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps
    who died age 25
    on 26 October 1914
    Son of Mrs. E. Swain, of 71, Milward Rd., Hastings.


    Remembered with honour
    YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

  4. ↑ C June Barnes. Christ Church Blacklands - Index to Baptisms.

    Swain Frederick Stewart 1892/02/14 George & Ellen

  5. ↑ TNA - Military Records
    WO 363 S 3166.


    Military file is damaged and often illegible. What follows are extracts which could be read. Whole file available for copying if required:

    Frederick Stuart Swain - Regimental No 7075 Private
    Examined by medical officer 8th June 1906 - declared age 18 1/2
    Occupation: Porter
    5 ft 5 in tall
    Royal Rife Corps
    Brother: Henry George Ernest
    Father: George
    Mother: Ellen
    6 Mar 1913 - [printed sticker with no personal details attached to page] " Transferred to Army Reserve on expiration of his Army Service. Brought home prematurely from India."

    Killed in Action 26-10-1914
    Mother and Sole Legatee: Mrs Ellen Swain, 71 Milward Road, Hastings
    Victory Medal/ 1914 Star
    Father: George Swain, 57, Not living with ??? address, not known
    Mother: Ethel Swain, 57, 71 Milward Road

    Brothers:
    John George Swain, 37, In France
    Ernest Ingram Swain, 35,  ??? Yorkshire
    Gilbert Charles Swain, 27, R Sussex Regt, India
    William Edward Swain, 21, 20 Belsize Avenue, Ealing

    Sisters:
    Ellen Gemmell, 34, 71 Milward Road
    Alice Potter, 32, ditto
    Ethel Swain, 26, ditto
    Harriet Swain, 24, ditto

    Grandparents: None

    Nephews & Nieces
    Winnie Gemmell, 6, 71 Milward Road
    Evelyn Potter, 2, ditto

    Uncles & Aunts
    Leslie Swain, nephew, 9, 142 E Queen's Road, Battersea
    Phyllis Swain, niece, 4, ditto

    25 March 1919 [Signed by mother] 71 Milward Road

    Civilian Employment: Police Force.
    Smart & Intelligent man

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