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241321 Private Harold Selwyn george "Mick" Swain New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Otago Btn. from:Hastings (d.15th June 1917) Harold Swain was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 26 August 1885. Parents were William John Cowling Swain and Grace Elizabeth Swain (nee Carpenter). The family moved to Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand around 1905. Mick worked in a menswear shop in Hastings (Reardon & Wright). He enlisted on 7 March 1916 and departed from Wellington on 26th of June 1916, arriving at Devonport on 22nd of August 2016. He arrived at Sling Camp on 23rd of August 1916 and moved to Etaples on 27th of September 1916. On 14th of October 2016 he was in the field until he was killed in action on 15th of June 1917. He is listed among the missing at the Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**