Arthur Swaap
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Arthur Swaap was one of seven children born to Arthur a cycle dealer and Mary Ann (née Wilson) Swaap. Florrie, George, Harold, Evelyn and James were his surviving siblings in 1911 when the family lived at 22 Alpine Close William Street Beeston. He was the husband of Ethel (neé Goodson) Swaap and the father of Arthur Charles Swaap (b.19/7/1916). Ethel married William H Poulton at Leicester in 1920 and they lived at 72 Regent Street Beeston.
He had previous service with the South Notts Hussars and when war broke out was one of the first to enlist. On 19th August 1914 he enlisted at Grantham aged 24 years and 68 days living at 2 Granville Street, Grantham. He was posted to the 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 6/9/1914 transferring to 11th Cyclist Corps 1/3/1915. He saw service on the home front from 19/8/1914 until 30/6/1915 when he joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force serving from 1st July until 27/8/1915 and then served on the Western Front between 11/12/1915 and 14/2/1916 when he was discharged suffering from tuberculosis. He was given a pension of 25 shillings a week initially for six months and then to be reviewed.
He is buried in Beeston Cemetery This page was researched by Peter Gillings.
