BORN HULL 1892. SON OF VICTOR SWIFT (1864-1922) & ELLEN DONNISON (1865-1931), OF 6, MIDGLEY TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL. SON OF A GENERAL LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
HE WORKED AS A BAKER’S VAN MAN, AND COAL TEAMER, FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS.
HE MARRIED SARAH FOWLER (1895-1990), AT HULL, IN 1915.
HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 26258, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE DIED ON 16/08/1917, AGED 25. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COTT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, WW1 MEMORIAL, BOULEVARD, HULL, WITH HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, JAMES HENRY SWIFT, 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, KILLED AT SERRE, ON 13/11/1916, AGED 19.
| Name | Thomas Callis Swift |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1892 |
| Death Date | 16 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 203490 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 26258, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
THOMAS CALLIS
Military Number:
203490
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/08/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
25
6, MIDGLEY TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
