Private 202667 George Thomas Swift
Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 1st/4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 5696, L N Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 31
Date of death: 31st of July 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 41 and 43.
BMD details:
Marriage: 02/02/1908 Georgium SWIFT to Claram ROGERS at Holy Cross RC.
Family details:
Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Swift, of 129, Merton Bank Rd., St. Helens; husband of Clara Swift, of 27, Halefield St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 4 years old George T is living at 13 Back Lane, Haresfinch, St Helens with parents John (39), Mary (37) and six siblings: Mary (16), John (15), James (7), Agnes (9), Joseph (2), Thomas (4 mths). Also at the address is father-in-law to John, Thomas Mason (64). 1901 - 14 years old 'Telegraph Engineer GPO' George Thomas is living at 129 Merton Bank Road, St Helens with parents John (49), Mary Eliza (47) and eight siblings: John Jas (25), James (17), Agnes (19), Joseph (12), Thomas (10), William (8), Edward (5). Sister Mary Eliza Beesley (26) with her son James Beesley (1) and boarder David Yates (26). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Railway Labourer' George Thomas living at 117 Merton Bank Road, St Helens with wife Clara (26) and daughter Helen (2).
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/MartindaleGandSwiftGT_LNL.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription
for Private George Thomas Swift
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
