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David Lawrie Sword

In memory of:

Sergeant David Lawrie Sword

January 1, 1944
Camp Niigata-Tekko 15B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

B/95056

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Additional Information

Born:

October 20, 1912
Belleville, Ontario

Enlistment:

October 17, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of David and Minerva Sword of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Mary Sword of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 457 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Cdn Sec. B. B. 6.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of DAVID LAWRIE SWORD– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of DAVID LAWRIE SWORD – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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