Great War Dundee
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James Gibson Swinton
Military Information
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- Rank: Second Lieutenant
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- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
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- Date of Death: 25.03.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 49 & 50
Personal Information
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Andrew L. Swinton
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More about James Gibson Swinton
James, son of Mr Andrew L Swinton, Headmaster, Ann Street School, Dundee, saw much hard service in Gallipoli (including the Sulva Bay landing) and Egypt before he was presumed killed in France. A brother officer wrote: “The last time I saw him he was in a shell hole nest to me in front of Loupart Wood. About this time it was reported that the Germans had broken through and were surrounding us. The men on our right ‘gave way’, but he refused too retire, and expressed his determination to hold out to the last.”
James G. Swinton 2nd Lieutenant Black Watch
Second Lieutenant, James G. Swinton, Black Watch, (missing), is the son of Mr A. L. Swinton, headmaster, Ann St School.
Dundee People’s Journal 6th April 1918
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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