Profile image
Military service
Service number:
414963
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Division:
25th Bn.
Birth:
February 6, 1893
Canso, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
August 10, 1915
Aldershot, Nova Scotia
Death:
April 14, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of Samuel and Emma Swaine of Canso, Nova Scotia.
Brother of Private Arthur Swaine, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) and Private Benjamin Wallace Swaine, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private Roland Judson Swaine
-
Photo of Roland Judson Swaine
Pte. Roland Judson Swaine, Canso, NS - killed in action on April 14, 1916, while serving with 25th Bn., CEF in the Ypres Salient, Belgium. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Judson Swaine
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Judson Swaine
Digital gallery of
Private Roland Judson Swaine
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 170 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.