John Thomas Swain
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He was the son of Albert Edward and Sarah Ann Swain and the brother of Florence Gertrude, Thomas Albert, Elizabeth and Violetta May Swain. They lived at 71 Carlingford Road Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire.
Swain attested 11/9/1916 and was drafted into the Northumberland Fusiliers TR Bn. He gave his age as 17 years 8 months but, born O/N/D/1899, was only 16. He was evidently transferred to the Royal Engineers and received a gunshot wound (fracture to 5th metacarpal bone) to his left hand 30/5/1918. He was treated at US Base Hospital No.1 AIF where the hand became 'swollen and badly infected'. He was discharged from the army 14/11/1919 aged 20 with 30% disability from the Royal Engineers Motor Cycle Corps.
No CWGC or UKSWD records. Free BMD lists only one possible match - John Swain died Nottingham J/F/M/1926 aged 24. It is probable that whoever registered Swain's death gave an incorrect age because J T Swain of Hucknall would have been 26 at the beginning of 1926. Primary source: Swain's ASR. This page was researched by David Nunn.
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