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Surname: SWALES
Forename(s): Peter
Place of Birth: Preston, Lancashire
Service No: 19271
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion
Division: 4th Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1916-07-01
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. D. 86.
CWGC Cemetery: SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Peter Porter Swales was the son of Richard and Sarah Ann Swales, née Porter. Both parents were born at Preston, Lancashire.
1891 Ribbleton, Lancashire Census: Honey Suckle Row - Peter Swales, aged 1 year, born Preston, Lancashire, son of Richard and Sarah Ann Swales.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 36, St James Square - Peter Swales, aged 10 years, born Preston, Lancashire, son of Sarah A. Swales (married). [Richard Swales (single), aged 46 years, born Preston, Lancashire is described as a boarder living at the above address.]
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 22, East Hill Street - Peter Swales, aged 20 years, born Preston, Lancashire, son of Sarah Swales (married).
The British Army Service Record for Peter Swales exists but may be incomplete. [Peter Swales, 2319, deserted from 'A' Coy 1/6th Bn Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). He was struck of the strength of the battalion on the 27 February 1915.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Peter Swales, 19271, East Lancashire Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: 1 [France]. Date of entry therein: 29 August 1915.
A short biography of Peter is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SWALES, Peter, E.L. Regt., 22, Hill Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action in France, July 1, 1916, aged 25 years.
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Private Peter SWALES
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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21 July 1916
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Mrs. Swales, 22, East Hill Street, Barnoldswick, received official intimation on Sunday of the death of her eldest son, Pte. Peter Swales, 1st East Lancashire Regiment (Machine Gun Corps), which took place on the 1st inst. somewhere in France. He was 25 years of age, unmarried, and was formerly a weaver at Messrs. Brown and Bailey’s, Long Ing Shed. He enlisted during the first mobilisation, and though he never had a furlough since going out to France 15 months ago, his letters home were always cheery and confident. Mrs. Swales has another son in the Durham Light Infantry, now at Stafford.
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21 July 1916
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Mrs. Swales, 22, East Hill Street, Barnoldswick, received official intimation on Sunday of the death of her eldest son, Private Peter Swales, 1st East Lancashire Regiment (Machine Gun Corps), which took place on the 1st inst., somewhere in France. He was 25 years of age, unmarried, and was formerly a weaver at Messrs. Brown and Bailey’s, Long Ing Shed. He enlisted during the first mobilisation, and though he never had a furlough since going out to France 15 months ago, his letters home were always cheery and confident.
Mrs. Swales has another son in the Durham Light Infantry, now at Stafford.
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