Howard SWIFT

Regimental number6/1733
AddressMangatehi, Cambridge
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Albert Swift, 17 West Road, Northland, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 162), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Charlotte Swift, Bristol, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth