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Son of Herbert Swain and Alice Elizabeth Cousins from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.
On 5 September 1942, the U-513 entered the port of Wabana Roads, Newfoundland, where cargo ships were anchored. At 4.15 pm, the Waganaga was torpedoed and sank in three minutes with 27 crew members and 3 gunners. The captain, 10 sailors and 3 gunners were rescued by a coastal vessel and landed at Lance Cove on Bell Island, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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Ordinary Seaman Herbert William Swain
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 274 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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BELL ISLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND CEMETERY Newfoundland, Canada
There are 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here, 1 of which is unidentified.
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