28/06/1915- Completed Medical Examination Blackboy Hill WA
6/07/1915- To 11th Battalion 9th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill as Private
6/09/1915- To No. 8 Australian General Hospital Mounts Bay Perth WA ( Measles ) – Discharged 21/09/1916
27/09/1915- Appointed Lance Corporal Perth WA
28/10/1915- To Overseas Base Details Egypt ex Australia
7/01/1916- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
29/02/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Serapeum Egypt & Reverts to Rank Private
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
3/09/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
3/09/1916- Reported Killed in Action France( Refer Court of Enquiry Held 23/04/1917 )
SWAN, Douglas John
Full Name: Douglas John
SWAN
Date of Birth: 08
–
1893
Place of birth: London
England
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Address: National Bank Geraldton WA
Next of Kin: Wife- Kathleen Marie Swan
Next of Kin Address: 37 Madurah Road, South Fremantle WA
Religion: Presbyterean
Service Number: 2855
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 51st Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-07-06
Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill
WA
Embarkation Port:
Embarkation Date: 1915-10-05
Embarkation Ship:
Disembarkation Port:
Disembarkation Date: 1915-10-28
Locations Served:
Returned: No
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: Killed In Action
Date of Death:
Place of Death: France
Age at Death: 23
Burial Location: Inscription Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave