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Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES OLIVER SWANSTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse

Date of Death

Died 02 November 1914

Age 49 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

IV. A. 3.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Indian
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info Son of Maj. Gen. W. O. Swanston (Indian Army) and of Catherine Elizabeth his wife; husband of the late Kathleen Swanston (nee Bruce Johnston).
  • Personal Inscription "YEA,I HAVE A GOODLY HERITAGE" PSALM XVI.7
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Buried or commemorated at

RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1523
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