Son of George and Mary Swingewood (nee Smith); husband of Emmin Swingewood, of 73, Slackey Brow, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly South Lancashire Regiment. Enlistment wrongley reported as Royal Scots in BJ&G under the name Livingewood. Died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire. Memorial in Little Lever Methodist Churchyard.
Swingewood, George –
Personal details
- Surname: Swingewood
- Forename: George
- Date of birth: December 27th, 1873
- Birth place: Motherwell, Lanarkshire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 42
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 7th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Ardwick) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 301971
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 3rd, 1915 - 1915-05-03
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- Little Lever War Memorial Plaque (Library) - Little Lever
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Little Lever Wesleyan Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 142.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Bolton Chronicle: 05/06/1915
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/08/1917 28/12/1917