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Son of Charles E. and Emma Swait, of 715, Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Frederick Charles Swait
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Postcard sent by Frederick Swait.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Fred Swait at age 21
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
The first of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
The second of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
The third of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Source: The Globe Toronto Tuesday March 14 1916
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
The fourth of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Frederick Charles Swait
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Letter from Fred's friend to Mr. and Mrs. Swait
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
Letter from Fred's sister Dorothy to Fred
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Private Frederick Charles Swait
From the Toronto Telegram March 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Frederick Charles Swait
From the Toronto Telegram March 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Frederick Charles Swait
From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Postcard sent by Frederick Swait.
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Fred Swait at age 21
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The first of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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The second of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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The third of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Source: The Globe Toronto Tuesday March 14 1916
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The fourth of four pages of a letter sent from my grandmother to Uncle Fred, returned to her because he was deceased.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Letter from Fred's friend to Mr. and Mrs. Swait
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Letter from Fred's sister Dorothy to Fred
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 170 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Slijpstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331).
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
4 km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side lies Elzenwalle Military Cemetery, which marks the junction with Slijpstraat. RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY lies 1 Km along the Slijpstraat, after a small staggered crossroads.
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