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Pte. Harold George Selwyn "Mick" Swain
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Otago Btn.
from:33 Kennedy Road, Napier, New Zealand
(d.15th Jun 1917)
Mick Swain was my grandmother's brother. He was born on 26 Aug 1888 in Brisbane Australia. His family moved to New Zealand in 1910. He was living in Christchurch, occupation Tailor before signing up with the 1st Otago.
He was killed in action on the 15th June 1917 and is buried in Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium. He also has a memorial at the family grave in Eskdale Cemetery, Eskdale Lane, off Highway 5 (Napier-Taupo Road), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.