Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Walter Swanston
Walter Swanston's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Walter Swanston
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant [2 Lt]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: SWANSTON, 2nd Lt. Walter. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 25. Son of John and Margaret Swanston, of Mary St., Primrose Park, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland. Q. 77.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Swanston from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 603 |
| Place of birth | Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial Traveller |
| Address | Mary Street, Ithica, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother - Margaret Swanston, Mary Street, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Previous military service | 2 years Cadets |
| Enlistment date | 17 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 2 November 1917 |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Walter Swanston
