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1026. Sgt. Swayne, Alfred Burling

Sergeant

Date of Birth: 27/5/1889, Merrow, Surrey (CENS)
Occupation: Schoolmaster (SR)
Enlisted - Date: 15/9/1914
Enlisted - Loc: Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 1026
1917 Serv. No: 725375
Service O/S: FR 11/9/16 - 11/11/17
Other service: 168201, RFA.
Demobilised: 4/9/1918
Awards: BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 27/5/1889, Merrow, Surrey. Parents - Williams James & Mary Eliza

Bapt 28 Jul 1889, St John, Merrow, Surrey. dad occ-Baker

1891 - Mayor House, Merrow. 1yo. W parents (dad Baker & Grocer) & 5 sibs

1901 - 70 Merrow Rd, Merrow, Surrey. 11yo. W parents (dad Baker & Grocer) & 5 sibs

Teacher Training - Goldsmiths College, New Cross.

1910-1912 - Council Schools, Woburn Sands, Beds

1911 - Hardwicke Road, Woburn Sands, Beds. 21yo. Occ-Assistant Teacher, Country Council. Boarder

RI for Deaf, Edinburgh, 1912-1914, RI for Deaf, Swansea 1914, 1914-1918, Military Service, Snr Asst Master, EA Inst for Blind & Deaf children, Gorleston 1919-1924

1914 - Descr (in enl papers) - 5ft 7.75, Fair complexion, Grey eyes, Light Brown hair

1920 - Joined Masons, 15/11/20, St Andrews Lodge, Gorleston. Prof-Schoolmaster.

1921 - East Anglian Institution for Blind & Deaf Children, Church Rd, Gorleston, Gt Yarmouth. 32y1m. Occ-Teacher.

1921 - Married Nora Middleditch, St Gabriel, Warwick Sq, Pimlico. 26/7/1921. Occ-School Teacher, East Anglian School, Gorleston-on-Sea.

Hd Mast, sch for Blind & Deaf, Leeds, 1924-1928, Hd Master & Superintendant, same sch 1928-1932 , Hd Master, R Sch for Deaf & Dumb Children, Margate, 1933-

1939 - Royal School for Deaf & Dumb Margate Victoria Rd, Margate, Kent. DOB 27/5/1889. Occ-Head Teacher. W Nora living at the school

1958 - Died 28 Jan 1958, 41 George V Ave, Margate. Survived by Nora

Address:
Royal Institute for the Deaf
Swansea (FMP)

Military Service

SR

Enl 15 Sep 1914, Swansea

25/3/1915 - CDL Howitzers Paper Chase - Fifty Runners Take Part in Keen Contest: .... The three hares were allowed ten minutes start, and only one, Bombadier AB Swayne, escaped capture...

to 2/1 Bde, 6/2/15, a/Bdr 13/2/15, 2/1st Bty 27/3/5, a/Cpl 16/4/15, 2/2 Bty 26/6/15, a/sgt 10/7/15, 2/1 30/10/15, then 340,

To BEF Base - 11/9/16

FR 11/9/1916 - 11/11/17

1917 - Adm 53 Gen Hosp 9/17, GSW Legs (sev). Amputated left leg

East Kent Times 29/1/1958 - During his service with the Royal Field Artillery, he sustained severe leg wounds in the Battle of Paschendale, and had his left leg amputated.

Disch 4/9/18 as 168201, Sgt, Add-Rakehill Rake, Liss, Hants

Final Unit 81st Bty, 5th Army Brigade. Character 'He is very thorough & has never failed in anything he has intention to do'.

Recd Pension

Discharged - Reason: Wounds 2(a)(i).
Disabilities (Pens): GSW left thigh (amputation) - 11/11/17
Final Unit: 5 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(SR-F)(PENS)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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