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Kurt Solve Waldemar Swanson

In memory of:

Rifleman Kurt Solve Waldemar Swanson

December 28, 1941
Stanley Fort, Hong Kong

Military Service

Service Number:

M/61729

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

March 20, 1908
Halland, Sverige, Sweden

Enlistment:

September 21, 1940
Calgary, Alberta

Spelling of his name at birth is Kurt Sölve Valdemar Svensson. Son of Per Edvard Bengtsson Svensson and Josefina Bernhadina Johannesdotter.

Enlisted with the 19th Company, Canadian Forrest Corps, he was deployed to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada on 20 October 1941. He served in Alberta, in Québec, in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 464 days of service, including 62 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 46 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
Hong Kong

Grave Reference:

5. B. 4.

Location:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
    Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong. – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Grave Marker– Rifleman KURT SWANSON died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Rifleman KURT SWANSON died of wounds substained during the defense of Hong Kong which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. In total 290 Canadian soldiers were killed and 493 were wounded.

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