Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Robert Swinton
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: First Engineer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Escalona
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: At sea, 23.40 North, 91.41 West, in the Gulf of Mexico
- Age at Death: 46
- Date of Death: 22/12/1914
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery:
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 4 Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Swinton
- Father:
Thomas Swinton
- Siblings:
Thomas, William, Elspeth & Elizabeth
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Robert Swinton
Robert Swinton was born in Dundee and lived at 4 Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool. For some time in 1914 he had previously been the First Engineer onboard the Liverpool registered steam cargo ship Escalona which was completed in 1913. The ship was on passage from London to New Orleans via Middlesbrough. The 1914 Crew List for the Escalona states in the discharge columns that, in position 23.40 North, 91.41 West, in the Gulf of Mexico, he committed suicide by drowning.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie, Memorial image courtesy of Rigdunn, findagrave.com. Vessel image courtesy of Sunderland Museum.
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