John Charles Swift | South Lincolnshire War Memorials

Biography of Private John Charles Swift (265915)
2nd/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Formerly 3115 2nd/7th Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19th July 1916

Soldier

Name: John Charles Swift
Date of birth: 1891
Place of Birth: Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
Date of Birth Registration: October – December 1891
Place of Birth Registration: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Father

Name: Charles William Swift
DOB: 1850
Place of Birth: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation: Assistant and grocer

Mother

Name: Sarah Ball
DOB: 1861
Place Of Birth: Islington, Middlesex, England
Marriage: 7th January 1885 St Mary, Hornsey Rise, Islington, Middlesex

Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)

Annie Ashby Swift, 1886, Brixton
William Henry Swift, 1887, Brixton
Edith Mary Swift, 1889, Brixton
John Charles Swift, Colsterworth
Kathleen May Swift, 1900, Bourne

Census

1901: John is living with his parents at 13 Gladstone Street, Bourne, Lincolshire.
1911: John is living with his grandmother Anne Ball at 2 Lambton Road, Hornsey Rise, Islington, Middlesex. The census gives him an age of 19 and he is listed as a shorthand typist.

Relatives in services

John’s cousin William Swift also fought and was killed in WW1. William can be found on our page dedicated to the Morton Memorial and Bourne Memorial

Marriage

No marriage for John has been found and because of his age we can assume that he never had the opportunity to marry.

Newspaper Mentions

The Times Monday 28th August 1916
ROLL OF HONOUR
MISSING
Swift, 3115, J. C

Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 26th September 1916
PTE. J. C. SWIFT, of the Royal Warwicks, reported “Missing”
Bothare Bourne solder, and took part in the recent advance. Pte. G. Sherwin is son of Mr. amd Mrs. Sherwin, of West Street; and Pte. J. C. Swift, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Swift, of Gladstone Street.

Military Records

Attestation Papers

Available

Soldier’s Died In The Great War

These records show that Private John Charles Swift, 265915, 2nd/7th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment was killed in action on 19th July 1916 in the Western European Theatre in France and Flanders.

Pension Records

Available

Effects Left To

Father Charles W

Medals

The British Medal
The Victory Medal

Memorials

UK:
Bourne, Bourne War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens

Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
In memory of Private John Charles Swift, 265915, 2nd/7th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died on 19 July 1916 Age 25
Son of Charles William and Sarah Swift, of 3, Meadow Gate, Bourne, Lincs.
Remembered with honour, Loos Memorial

Military Service Timeline

This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed

Sources

WW1 Soldier’s Records (www.ancestry.co.uk)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
British Newspaper Archive.