Remembered

On This Day, 4 December 1917

Arthur Swain was killed in action on this day in 1917

Arthur Swain was born in Burnley in 1897, the only son of Henry Swain and Mary Ann (née Maden). His father died in 1913.

Arthur was living at 20, North Street, Burnley at the time of his enlistment (as 23399 in the East Lancashire Regiment) in early 1916.

He transferred to the 13 Bn. Essex Regimentafter arrival in France in October 1916, taking part in actions on the Ancre, at Arras and Cambrai.

He was wounded during sporadic shell fire and posted missing to the south of Moeuvres (vicinity of ‘Lock Nr 6' on the Canal du Nord) on 4 December 1917.

Arthur's body was never identified and he is now commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial in France.

Memorial De Cambrai — The Cambrai Memorial in France

Pension Card Arthur Swain — The Pension Card for Arthur Swain

32637 Pte Arthur Swain, 13th Bn, Essex Regiment

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