George SWANSON

Regimental number9/596
AddressMomona
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Warren, Momona
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitA Squadron, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 June 1914
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Elizabeth Warren, Momona, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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