Mellin Swaine (c.1895-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- SWAINE, MELLIN. Private. No 21/715. 1/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Born Huddersfield. Son of John and Rebecca Swaine of Wall Nook, Cumberworth. Employed by Messrs S. Senior and Sons Limited, brewers, of Shepley. Single. Enlisted 1916. Reported missing, presumed killed, 25.4.1918, aged 22 years. Buried SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY, BELGIUM. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row D, Grave 18.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private MELLIN SWAINE
- regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment
- died: Thursday, April 25, 1918
- age: 22 years
- record ID: 478033
Further Reading
- Photos on the Wall: A Short History of New Mill and the Great War (2015) by Tom Ashworth
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #478033)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4330016)