Son of Robert and Ellen Jane Swarbrick, of 34, Ellesmere Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the office of the Farnworth and Kearsley Co-operative Society. Enlisted November 1917. Posted missing since 27/05/1918 and subsequently presumed killed. St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, Farnworth.
Swarbrick, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Swarbrick
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 27th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 75251
- Regiment: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/01/1918 20/09/1918 08/08/1919