Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
Below are two section of a brief Military Biography of 345 Sergeant Linton Hall Swann. It is divided into two parts. Part One deals with all his specific details from enlistment to discharge in England. Part Two is a week by week summary of status from “Enlistment” to “Discharged in England”.
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Part One: Specific details from “Enlistment” to “Discharged in England”.
Surname: Swann
First Name: Linton
Other Names: Hall
Service Number: 345
Rank: Sergeant
1924 List: Yes
Place of Birth: England
Boer War Service: No
Age: 34
Birth Year: 1880
Employment: Farmer
Status: Married
District: Edwardstown
State: South Australia
NOK: Son
Title: Mr
Last: Swann
First: SLH
Locality: Edwardstown
Province: South Australia
Country: Australia
Religion: Church of England
Enlisted Day: 22
Enlisted Month: October
Enlisted Year: 1914
Embarkation Ship: HMAT A10 "Karroo"
Embarkation Day: 11
Embarkation Month: February
Embarkation Year: 1915
Embarkation Port: Melbourne
Section: B Squadron
Regiment: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Fate: Discharged in England
Day: 8
Month: December
Year: 1915
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Honours: None
Squadron: B
Gallipoli: A
Ship: NA
Notes:
1. Served 6 years with the Tower Hamlets Volunteers
2. Enlisted in 9th Light Horse Regiment B squadron, 19 October 1914
3. Promoted to Provisional Corporal, 23 October 1914
4. Promoted to Provisional Sergeant, 27 December 1914
5. Promoted to Sergeant, 6 April 1915
6. Arrived at Gallipoli, 21 May 1915
7. Evacuated to hospital sick, 17 June 1915
8. Discharged from 9th Light Horse Regiment 8 December 1915
9. Transferred to British Army, 2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry, 8 December 1915
10. Promoted to Second Lieutenant, 8 December 1915
11. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps
12. Promoted to Lieutenant
Signal from Colonel Hughes demanding the arrest of Sergeant Swann
[From: 3rd LHB Signals, Gallipoli, 1915. AWM 25 367/30 Part-7.]
At the beginning, the transfer to the Imperial Army did not seem to go too smoothly for 345 Sergeant Linton Hall Swann. Brigadier General Hughes, the General Officer Commanding the 3rd Light Horse Brigade demanded the arrest of Swann for desertion on 14 September 1915. This would appear to have been the result of a misunderstanding as Swann was never arrested. It must have been an awkward moment for Swann when the Military Police arrived at his doorstep a few days after this signal was sent. The explanations must have been in order for a couple months later the transfer of Swann into the 2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry as Second Lieutenant went smoothly.
Part Two: Week by week summary of status from “Enlistment” to “Discharged in England”.
21/10/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/10/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/11/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/11/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/11/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/11/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/12/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/12/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/12/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/12/14 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/01/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/01/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/01/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/01/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/02/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/02/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/02/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/02/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/03/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/03/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/03/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/03/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/04/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/04/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/04/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/04/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/05/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/05/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/05/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
28/05/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
7/06/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
14/06/15 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Nominal Roll
21/06/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/06/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/07/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/07/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
21/07/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/07/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/08/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/08/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
21/08/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/08/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/09/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/09/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
21/09/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/09/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/10/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/10/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
21/10/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/10/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/11/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/11/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
21/11/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
28/11/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
7/12/15 - Evacuated to hospital sick
14/12/15 - Transferred to British Army, 2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry, 8 December 1915
Further Reading:
Citation: 345 Sergeant Linton Hall Swann
