Arthur Ewen MCSWAIN
Born 2 July 1906 in Midland Junction, Western Australia [16]
Son of Ewen MCSWAIN and Ellen Florence WERRITT [15]
Labourer in Carnamah, Western Australia [19] [50]
His uncle Malcolm Munro MCSWAIN was a Soldier Settler and farmer in Carnamah [5: 20-Jul-1945]
His horse Bonnie ran in the Third Hack Race at the Carnamah Race Club's Picnic Race Meeting in 1924 [86: 27-Sep-1924]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1925, 1926 and 1927 [9: 12-Jun-1925, 21-Aug-1926, 3-Jun-1927]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1926-27 [4: 18-Dec-1926]
The North Midlands Football Association approved a clearance for him to play locally on 1 July 1930 [4: 5-Jul-1930]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1930 [4: 2-Aug-1930]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Grand Presentation Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 9 October 1930 [4: 18-Oct-1930]
Received the Andons Medal for being the Carnamah Football Club's Most Improved Player for the 1930 season [4]
Labourer in Wandin North, Victoria, Australia in 1931 [50]
Married (1) Lillias Emma Emily FLEMING in 1931 in Victoria, Australia [54]
Labourer in Darlington, Western Australia in 1936 [50]
His first wife, late of the Perth hills suburb of Boya, passed away at the age of 36 years on 21 February 1941 [39: 22-Feb-1941]
Resided in Boya prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 18 June 1941 [16]
Visited Carnamah on pre-embarkation leave and was bid farewell at an R.S.L. Dance at the Carnamah Hall on 18 October 1941 [5]
At the Dance it was remarked that when he'd resided in Carnamah years earlier, he was one of its top footballers [5: 24-Oct-1941]
Private WX14477 in the Australian Army's 2/32 Reinforcements during the Second World War [16]
After being a Prisoner of War he arrived in Perth by train on Sunday morning 15 July 1945 [5: 20-Jul-1945]
His cousin Winnie MCSWAIN of Carnamah travelled to Perth to meet him upon his arrival [5: 20-Jul-1945]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 18 September 1945 [16]
Married (2) Catherine Olive SUTHERLAND nee WALKER in 1947 in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction [15]
His wife had divorced her first husband in 1946 over his failure to comply with a maintenance order [225: 5-Nov-1946]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Arthur Ewen McSwain' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 5 May 2026 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/arthur-ewen-mcswain [reference list] |
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