History while in the forces
06 Feb 1917: joined Royal Field Artillery. Converted to Infantry. Now at Harrowby Camp, Grantham13 May 1917: now Clipstone Camp, Nottinghamshire
09 Aug 1917: wrote us that he was under immediate orders for France
16 Aug 1917: letter from Mrs Swallow saying he has arrived in France and is at the Machine Gun Corps Base
23 Sep 1917: letter received from France. Well. Has met Brown
24 Dec 1917: sent home from France to train for a Commission. Going to training [?]Ripon
14 Jan 1918: attached to E Company Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment, 5th Battalion at North camp, Ripon
Apr 1918: now at Newmarket
11 Jul 1918: still at Newmarket. Will complete Cadet Course at end of August
11 Sep 1918: called here. Passed out of Cadet School 10/9/18 to join 3rd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers at Thistle Bridge Camp, Withernsea on 25 March
31 Oct 1918: went to France
11 Nov 1918: reported wounded - no particulars
- Surname
- Swallow
- Forename
- Bertie
- Service number
- [62872] [32790]
- Rating or rank
- [Lance Corporal]
- Regiment or Other Unit
- [20 Depot Company], [4th Battalion IGS company], Cadet Battalion Machine Gun Corps, Cadet…
- Branch
- Blackpool
- Date of Birth
- 20 Apr 1885
- Date of birth
- 1885
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 11 Oct 1901
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 25 Apr 1916
