Picture courtesy of DNW
CMG n/b;
QSA (2) CC 02 (Lt: Col: C. A. Swan, C.M.G, Linc: Rgt:);
Coronation 1902, silver,
CMG London Gazette 26 June 1902.
Charles Arthur Swan was born in 1854 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, the son of the Rev. Charles Trollope Swan, J.P. by his wife, Grace, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Martin. He resided at Sausthorpe Hall, Lincolnshire and was educated at Eton College and at Magdalen College, Oxford. As Lieutenant-Colonel he commanded the 3rd Battalion (The Royal North Lincolnshire Militia) 1900-09, and was Honorary Colonel of that Battalion from 17 February 1909. He served in the South African War, where he commanded the 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment from 11 April 1902 to 31 May 1902 and was awarded the CMG for his services. ]
He died in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, in 1941.