The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Sergeant W E Swinyard

Serjeant William Edward SWINYARD, 8609 (L/11944), Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Greenwich, Kent, enlisted 18th March 1907, New Cross, Kent, age 18, height 5ft 9 inches, weight 122lbs. Formerly engineers labourer.

Formerly served in 3rd Battalion, 6615, Special Reserve, Royal West Kent Regiment.

Son of Thomas & Ellen Swinyard, 27 Ludwick Road, New Cross.

Husband of Catherine SWinyard (nee Booth), 4 West Grove Terrace, Greenwich. Married 8th January 1916, Chatham Kent

Child - Gladys Phyllis Ellen Swinyard, born 11th March 1916, Gillingham, Kent; 1st July 1917, Death Certificate - 4 West Grove Terrace, Greenwich, Gladys Phyllis Ellen Swinyard, female age 15 months, daughter of William Swinyard, Sergeant Royal West Kent Regiment, No.8609, bronchial pneumonia, registered by Blanche Foster, present at death

Home, 18th March 1907 to 18th May 1916; BEF, 19th May 1916 to 17th April 1917; Home 18th April 1917 to 18th April 1919.

9th September 1908, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 3rd February 1909, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 20th May 1909, resigns lance stripe at own request; 28th March 1911, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 10th June 1911 appointed paid Lance Corporal; 24th November 1911, reverts to Private; 30th November 1914, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 22nd November 1915, promoted Corporal; 23rd December 1915, appointed paid Lance Sergeant; 7th March 1916 appointed Acting Sergeant; 20th March 1916, gun shot wound to right arm; 3rd June 1916 appointed paid Lance Sergeant; 3rd August 1916, appointed Acting Sergeant; 17th August 1916, promoted Sergeant; 9th April 1917, wounded in action; 15th November 1917 to 24th November 1917, Furlough from Hospital; 11th February 1918, transferred and attached to 51st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment; 1st May 1918, to be released for shipbuilding; 20th March 1919, Ceased to be attached to 51st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, transferred to Reserve and demobilized to 4 Alpha Road, New Cross, SE14. March 1921 residing at 110 Norman Road, Greenwich, SE10.

AWARDS: MM

London Gazette 26th March 1917.

His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the under mentioned Non-Commissioned Officers and Men :

8609 Sjt. W. E. Swinyard, Royal West Kent Regiment.

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