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Benjamin Wallace Swaine

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Wallace Swaine

March 24, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

902431

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

85th Bn.

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 Roland Judson Swaine, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 509 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

II. D. 10.

Location:

Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Benjamin Wallace Swaine– Benjamin Wallace Swaine, one of three brothers killed in action while serving overseas during World War I.

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