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Cyril Francis Schwan

In memory of:

Sergeant Cyril Francis Schwan

June 19, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/112850

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Francis X. Schwan and Catherine Schwan brother of Bernard A. Schwan of Owen Sound.

Commemorated on Page 113 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OWEN SOUND (ST. MARY'S) R.C. CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Range 12. Lot 10.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of CYRIL FRANCIS SCHWAN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of CYRIL FRANCIS SCHWAN
    Photo of CYRIL FRANCIS SCHWAN – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1942, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1942, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Cyril Francis Schwan– Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.

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    Photo of Cyril Francis Schwan
    Photo of Cyril Francis Schwan – Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker

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