SWINGEWOOD George

  • First Name(s):
    George 
  • Surname:
    SWINGEWOOD
  • Service Number:
    20079
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    9th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    10th August 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 104 to 113.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Stourbridge, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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SWINGEWOOD George Is Named On These Memorials

Stourbridge St John’s Church
Stourbridge St John’s School now in Stourbridge St John’s Church
Stourbridge War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Stourbridge War Memorial, surname spelt Swingewood. Stourbridge St John’s Church, surname spelt Swingwood. Stourbridge St John’s School now in Stourbridge St John’s Church, surname spelt Swingewood.

Further Information About SWINGEWOOD George

George Swingewood lived in Stourbridge and volunteered in 1914 for the Worcesters. He joined the 9th (Service) Battalion who were sent in June 1915 to Gallipoli where the initial attack had failed to capture the peninsula. They landed on the 6th August at Suvla Bay without opposition. They moved cautiously forward but the first major assault on the Turkish position opened on the 9th August. It was a disaster with no ground gained and huge casualties. Private George Swingewood was one of those killed in action on the 10th August.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.