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L/Cpl. Edward Swainston
British Army W Corps Signal Coy Royal Engineers
from:11 Charlotte Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
(d.12th Nov 1917)
Edward Swainston, formerly of the Border Regiment, served with
the Royal Engineers and was attached to W Corps Signal Company during WW1. He was killed by lightning on the 12th November 1917, aged 22, and is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery in Gaza.