Private 17659 John Frederick SWIFT

Private 17659 John Frederick Swift{gallery}Pte J F Swift{/gallery}5/6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 10th March 1918, aged 24

• Buried: Nine Elms British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave X.B.10
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Robert and Annie Elizabeth Swift of Leicester
• NNWFHS Memorials: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Swift
• Nine Elms British Cemetery
• Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Jan Qtr 1894 at Leicester
• Lived at Leicester Road, Whitwick [1901]
  
• Lived at 101 Edward Street, Chilvers Coton [1911]
  
• Employed as a plumber’s apprentice [1911]
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in France 16 Mar 1915