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Military service
Service number:
D/82703
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Birth:
November 27, 1918
Detroit, Michigan
Enlistment:
January 25, 1940
Westmount, Québec
Death:
November 13, 1940
Cambridge Military Hospital, England
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
3. P. 9.
Additional information
His real name was Edward John Swiryda. Son of Mary Swiryda (née Korolchick) of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Brother of Julia. Husband of Elizabeth Irene (née Burns) of Montreal, Quebec.
Additional citations
War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Private Edward John Christie
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Grave Marker
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Newspaper clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Edward John Christie
Digital gallery of
Private Edward John Christie
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