1919 ABSENT VOTERS LIST - PRESTON
SWARBRICKS - FURTHER DETAILS:
SWARBRICK, Frank 47295 Medal Index Card: Swarbrick Francis York & Lancaster Regiment Private 47295 Victory medal British medals Extract from service record WO 363 S2918 Record of Service Paper 47293 [sic] Francis Swarbrick York & Lancaster Regiment Address: 10, Hill Street, Preston Trade: apprentice bricksetter 20th December 1917 Francis Swarbrick 47295 private 15th Battalion Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment Francis Swarbrick was examined by a Medical Board at Preston: Age: 18 years and 1 month Height: 5 feet 7 inches Weight: 126 lbs Chest: 34 inches - expansion 4 inches Hair: brown Eyes: grey Complexion: sallow Distinguishing marks: mole on left side of neck Next of kin: father Richard Swarbrick of 10 Hill Street [off Friargate] Preston. Defects or ailments: Deformed – flat feet, web toes both feet Joined on enlistment: 53rd [Y.S.] Batt. Manchester Regiment 3/94177 Transferred to: York & Lancaster Regiment 47293 MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SERVICE M.N.S Form R, 3491 Francis Swarbrick 10, Hill Street Preston Is authorised to present himself for voluntary examination before the National Service Medical Board at 7th D Preston on the 7th December 1917 at the hour of 10.00 o’clock Signature: Geo. Toulmin For Minister of National Service Date 7th December 1917 Francis was granted service leave on 4th April 1918 [embarkation leave presumably] Casualty Form – Active Service Regiment or Corps: 53rd Training Reserve Battalion Manchester Regiment Private 47293 Swarbrick, Francis Religion: R. C. Age on enlistment 18 years 1 month Enlisted 20th December 1917 for the duration of the war Occupation: bricksetter Service Leave 1st 4th April 1918 Deemed to enlist – Preston – 10th December 1917 Mobilised: 20th December 1917 53rd Training Reserve Battalion, Manchester Regiment – posted 4th January 1918 53rd [Y.S.] Battalion Manchester Regiment – posted – Private 4th January 1918 Occupational Cards dispatched on 4th February 1918 52 Grad. Battalion Manchester Regiment – posted – 18th April 1918 Proceed to Base Depot [authority WO List no. A694] – Private 25th May 1918 28th May 1918 from O/C H. I.B.D. – transferred to Y Lancs. Regiment posted to 1st/5th Battalion allotted Regimental number 47293 – 28th May 1918 Embarked at Folkestone on 26th May 1918 Disembarked at Boulogne on 26th May 1918 Joined H. I. B. D. at Etaples on 26th May 1918 From O/C Battalion Joined “B” Company on the field – 2nd June 1918 He was ordered to England [PREESHEATH] for release from the army via Dieppe on 25th January 1919 Transferred to Section Z Army Reserve on 23rd February 1919 Home Address: 10, Hill Street, Preston Letter dated 11th April 1921 [attached to his request for his war medals] Sirs, I should also be much obliged if you could tell me whether I am entitled to any claim of money for loss of apprenticeship to trade during the recent war. The term of loss being two years of my trade being a bricklayer. Yours faithfully, F Swarbrick Francis Swarbrick was born 10th November 1899 in Preston, the first son of two born to Richard and Nancy [Garlick] Swarbrick. In 1911 he was living with his parents in Preston where he was still at school. He married Helen Ingram on 5th August 1926 at St Wilfrid's Catholic Church, Preston. Francis died on 11 November 1964 at Preston and is buried at Preston Cemetery. |
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