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Military service
Service number:
437425
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
"D" Coy. 15th Bn.
Birth:
October 19, 1883
Death:
November 28, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. B. 2.
Additional information
Son of William Swenson, of Hawley, Minnesota, U.S.A.; husband of Gladys H. Swenson, of The Bungalow, Llandefailog, Brecon, Wales. Formerly a Captain of the National Guards, Havre, Montana, U.S.A.
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Badge
Cap Badge 51st (Edmonton) Bn CEF. Private Swenson was originally a member of the 51st Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne d'épaule
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Pierre Tombale
Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Coupure de presse
Newspaper clipping from the Daily Telegraph of November 28, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214971/Daily-Telegraph-November-28-1917.html
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Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
Digital gallery of
Private Soren William Swenson
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Commemorated on:
Page 170 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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