Mr
Sidney
Percival
(Percy)
Swan
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Richenda Ellen Swan, Esther Mabel (Swan) Sellick, William Charles Swan, Egerton Ernest Swan and Leslie Benjamin Swan
Husband of
Joyce Clare (Hasenkamp) Swan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Evelyn Claire (Trestrail) Swan
— married
10 Oct 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Claire (Swan) Oblonsky
Died
at age 68
in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2018
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Biography
Sidney Percival "Percy" Swan was born on 24th November 1892 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was the oldest son of Charles Swan and Richenda Hall.
Percy Swan is an Anzac who served in World War One.
On 11th February 1916, Percy enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during the First World War. He was a senior non-commissioned officer, Sergeant, with the 21st Howitzer Battery, 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade, embarking at Sydney on 29th July 1916 aboard HMAT Orsova A67. He returned to Australia 16th June 1919.[1]
Percy married Claire Trestrail in 1922 at Brisbane.[2]
Percy became manager of the North Queensland branch of the trading company, Burns Philp.
He passed away on 10th May 1961 at Mackay, Queensland. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: 25477 Sergeant Sidney Percival Swan; accessed 13 Jul 2019
- ↑ Queensland Marriage Index #B31020/1922
- ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Erika Birmingham Ms as remembered 16 Jan 2018.
- Queensland birth Registration #1893/B/51683
- Queensland death Registration #1961/C/2206
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199407223/sidney-percival-swan
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Percy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Percy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Percy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Percy:
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Erika Birmingham 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A345309 [compare], Ancestry member erika_birmingham
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~0.39%
John Hosie :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T463090 [compare], FTDNA kit #84796
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~0.39%
Shine Kelly :
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