Wilson SWIFT

Regimental number25/1137
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, B W Swift, 98 Grafton Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No 22), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Bligh Wilson Swift and Marie Swift, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 16