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HARRY CHARLES SWYERS

  • Died: 11 Mar 1917
  • Rank: Private
  • Service no at death: 26745
  • Died: 11 Mar 1917
  • Rank: Private
  • Service no at death: 26745
Personal
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  • Surname: SWYERS
  • Forename: HARRY CHARLES
  • Initials: H C
  • Date of Birth: 1882
  • Place of Birth: Sturminster Marshall
  • Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
  • Address: Newton, Sturminster Marshall
  • Schools attended:
  • Employment / trade: 1901 Plate layer on railway 1911 Wood labourer
  • Place of work:
  • Family (parents and grandparents): Son of James and Jane Swyers
  • Spouse Name: Emily Smith (m. 1902 Hampreston)
  • Notes: Harry Swyers original grave marker is illustrated on the Sturminster Marshall Village History website
Military
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  • Regiment at call-up: Dorsetshire Regiment
  • Regiment at discharge:
  • Rank at call-up: Private
  • Service no at call-up: 18733
  • Date of attestation:
  • Date of call-up:
  • Area reported to: Dorchester
  • Source: 1911 Census
  • Naval vessels served:
  • Decorations and awards:
  • Other service details:
  • Other rank:
  • Other service no:
  • Service facts:
Death and Memorial
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  • Age at death: 17
  • Date of death: 11 Mar 1917
  • Regiment at death: Duke of Edinburgh (Wilts)
  • Battalion at death: 2nd Bn.
  • Rank at death: Private
  • Circumstances of death:
  • Service no at death: 26745
  • Field of action at death: France & Flanders
  • Place of death:
  • Location of grave: Agny Military Cemetery
  • Position: Plot 1 Row E Grave 5
  • Other memorials: Sturminster Marshall War Memorial
  • Newspaper Reference :