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Chief Petty Officer JOHN GEORGE SWAINSTON

Service Number: P/JX 125082
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M. Submarine Upholder

Date of Death

Died 18 April 1942

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Panel 62, Column 2.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Medal and Bar
  • Additional Info Son of William Hartley Swainston and Elizabeth Swainston, of Boldon Colliery, Co. Durham.
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