Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Swanson
In memory of:
Sergeant James Swanson
August 8, 1918
Military Service
859086
33
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
43rd Bn.
Croix de Guerre (France).
Additional Information
May 12, 1885
Son of James and Elizabeth Swanson, of 18, Millbank Rd., Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
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
MEZIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme, France
B. 12.
Mezieres is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, on the south-west side of the main road from Amiens to Roye, 20 kilomtres south-east of Amiens. The MEZIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the south-west side of the Communal Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper Clipping – Sgt James Swanson....died August 8th 1918....buried at Mezieres Communal Cemetery... -
Details
War Memorial – War Memorial at Thurso, Scotland.
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