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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

George Swan

In memory of:

Private George Swan

October 16, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

409654

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 19, 1879

Commemorated on Page 335 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XXX. D. 14A.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Attestation papers– Attestation Papers, page 1.

Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
  • Attestation papers– Attestation Papers, page 2.

Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Form E-11 showing that Private Swan died of would at No. 7 Canadian General Hospital. Contributed by Katherine Cross via the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.

Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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