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Charles Edwin Sweet

In memory of:

Chief Petty Officer Charles Edwin Sweet

April 29, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

2563

Age:

30

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Athabaskan

Additional Information

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.

Commemorated on Page 457 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France

Grave Reference:

Row B. Grave 27.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of CHARLES EDWIN SWEET– Photograph of Charles E. Sweet. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Photo of CHARLES EDWIN SWEET
    Photo of CHARLES EDWIN SWEET – Photograph of Charles E. Sweet. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Team Photo– 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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    Team Photo
    Team Photo – 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.)
  • Letter– 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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    Letter
    Letter – 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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