John Leslie Sworder

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