| Accession Number | P09291.348 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Heuvelland, Locre |
| Date made | 7 March 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 3909 Corporal (Cpl) Raymond Ralph Swift, 50th Battalion. An assistant warehouseman ...
Description
Portrait of 3909 Corporal (Cpl) Raymond Ralph Swift, 50th Battalion. An assistant warehouseman from Edwardstown, South Australia, prior to enlistment in the 27th Battalion, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 aboard HMAT Miltiades (A28) for Egypt. On 1 April 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, in June 1916. He was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl) in mid-August 1916. L Cpl Swift was transferred to the 1st ANZAC Light Railway Unit in mid-February 1917 before rejoining his battalion four months later. He was promoted to Corporal on 17 August 1917 and was transferred to the 13th Training Battalion in Codford, England, for training courses from early September 1918 until 6 March 1918. Cpl Swift was killed in action on 5 April 1918 near Albert, France. He was aged 21 years. Cpl Swift had five brothers who enlisted during the war, four of them in the AIF and one in the RAN, all of whom returned to Australia at the end of hostilities.