Gunner 50582 Moses Swift

Gunner Moses Swift

Regiment/Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery - 131st Heavy Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 22
Date of death: 1st of August 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: Rainford, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - V. B. 5.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service papers: Mr Joseph Swift (father), 1 Rookery Lane, Rainford, St Helens. mother & Sole Legatee: Ann.

Census details:
1901 - 6 years old Moses is living at School Brow, Rainford, St Helens with parents Joseph (49), Ann (50) and three siblings: Joseph W (24), John C (22), Philip (18). 1911 - Sees 16 years old 'Colliery Labourer (above)' Moses G living at Rookery Lane, Rainford, St Helens with widowed mother Ann (60) and siblings John C (32), Phillip (28).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=17]Moses Is Remembered On the Rainford CofE School Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] Age taken from service papers.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Swift_M_50582_b.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Swift_M_50582_a.jpg[/pic][caption]The Ormskirk Advertiser - Courtesy Richard Houghton[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/M_Swift_RGA_zps539ea700.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner Moses Swift at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]