Lt-Col. Charles Oliver Swanston family ties

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  1. CL1

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    LIEUTENANT COLONEL Charles Oliver Swanston
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse

    Date of Death
    Died 02 November 1914

    Age 49 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

    IV. A. 3.
    • Country of ServiceIndian
    • AwardsDistinguished Service Order
    • Additional InfoSon of Maj. Gen. W. O. Swanston (Indian Army) and of Catherine Elizabeth his wife; husband of the late Kathleen Swanston (nee Bruce Johnston).
    • Personal Inscription"YEA,I HAVE A GOODLY HERITAGE" PSALM XVI.7

    Daughtesr of the late General Swanston, Indian Army.Assume their brother is the above whose father was Maj. Gen. W. O. Swanston (Indian Army)



    CIVILIAN Julia Emily Swanston
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Civilian War Dead

    Date of Death
    Died 02 December 1940

    Age 80 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    BRISTOL, COUNTY BOROUGH



    Civilian War Dead
    • Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
    • Additional Infoof 147 Whiteladies Road, Clifton. Daughter of the late General Swanston, Indian Army. Died at Westfield Park, Redland.
    CIVILIAN Flora Mcdonald Cotton Swanston
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Civilian War Dead

    Date of Death
    Died 02 December 1940

    Age 70 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    BRISTOL, COUNTY BOROUGH



    Civilian War Dead
    • Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
    • Additional Infoof 147 Whiteladies Road, Clifton. Daughter of the late General Swanston, Indian Army. Died at Westfield Park, Redland.
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

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    Captain Charles Oliver Swanston Lt Col
    1865–1914
    BIRTH 8 APR 1865 • Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
    DEATH 02 NOV 1914 • Neuve Chapelle, France

    UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
    Name: Charles Oliver Swanston
    Military Date: 1914-1920
    Military Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom
    Regiment or Corps: 84th Poona Horse
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    Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    Name: Lt Col Charles Oliver Swanston
    Death Date: 2 Nov 1914
    Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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    UK, Hart's Annual Army List, 1908
    Name: Charles Oliver Swanston
    Rank: Major
    Regiment: Irish Fusiliers
    Military Date: 9 May 1903
    Military Place: India
    Publication Year: 1908
    Publication Place: London, England
     
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