| Surname: | Swinger |
| Initials: | A W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 1916939 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in London SW and resided in Ipswich and formerly served in the Royal Engineers. War Diary 78 Div Pro Coy, WO 175/176. 28/11/42 7684591 Cpl Collins N CMP, 1916939 L/Cpl Swinger H, CMP at sea on "Otranto" failed to disembark + 2 REME. 78 Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 170/4403. 17/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger involved in an accident with a German vehicle on the Mautendorf pass. 20/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger escorted from Rastadt to Villach - leg amputated on arrival. 22/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger died. 24/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger buried at Spittal Military Cemetery. Casualty List 1802, Italy, Died result of an accident, 22/6/1945. Inscription on gravestone: In God' garden of memories we meet every day. Alfred Wallace Swinger. |
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| Date of Death: | June 22, 1945 |
| Company: | 78 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2805697 |
| Cemetery: | KLAGENFURT WAR CEMETERY, AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 |
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