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Son of William A. Sweet and Ethel Mary Sweet, of Plymstock, Devon, England; husband of Elsie Sweet. The province of Manitoba honoured Chief Petty Officer Sweet by naming Sweet Lake in his honour.
Digital gallery of Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
Photograph of Charles E. Sweet. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
This photograph of a 1938-39 navy rugby team appeared at page 24 of the December 1960 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. LS (later CPO) Charles Street is in the front row, fifth from the right, although in the caption his name appears incorrectly as "Street" - see letter to the editor from D. G. Sedgewick at page 23 of the February 1961 issue of the Crowsnest). (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
This letter to the editor appeared at page 23 of the February 1961 issue of the Crowsnest. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
From the Toronto Star March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photograph of Charles E. Sweet. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
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This photograph of a 1938-39 navy rugby team appeared at page 24 of the December 1960 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. LS (later CPO) Charles Street is in the front row, fifth from the right, although in the caption his name appears incorrectly as "Street" - see letter to the editor from D. G. Sedgewick at page 23 of the February 1961 issue of the Crowsnest). (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
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This letter to the editor appeared at page 23 of the February 1961 issue of the Crowsnest. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
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From the Toronto Star March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 457 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY Finistere, France
Take the Morlaix to Brest road, D58, and take the exit for Plouescat, D10. Head towards the town centre until a small square (where parking is permitted), with a hotel in the corner, is reached. The Communal Cemetery adjoins the Square with just a small road in between. The CWGC plot lies on the left hand side of the entrance.
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