Name
John Leslie Sworder
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/03/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
9098
Honourable Artillery Company
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEIN
I. A. 24.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Westmill memorials, Not on the Hitchin memorials
Pre War
Son of Edith Sworder (nee Smythe), of 110, Constable Rd., Ipswich, and the late William Sworder. Recorded as from Westmill and born in Hitchin (possibly Westmill?)
John was educated at Ipswich and went to Canada in 1911 where he was a farm labourer. He returned to England upon the outbreak of war.
Wartime Service
John joined a Remount Depot after having been rejected ten times. Whilst working on munitions he joined the Honourable Artillery Company in October 1916 and served in France and Flanders with the Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action at Ecoust St. Mein and was buried there.
His Commanding Officer said: "He was a very splendid fellow and is a great loss to his platoon and to myself."
Additional Information
His brother 2nd Lieut. Charles Frederick Sworder also fell.
Acknowledgments
Derry Warners
