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Son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Swift, of Stanstead, P.Q., Canada.
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
The Stanstead Quebec War Memorial. Stanstead is on the Canada/US border
(state of Vermont). For World War One, thirty-six men from Stanstead or
from nearby communities are remembered on this war memorial.
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
Detail of Memorial plaque affixed to the Stanstead War
Memorial.
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
I travelled here with the Sons of Scotland Pipeband from Ottawa and lay poppies on all the graves here.
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Corporal Albert Arthur Swift
From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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The Stanstead Quebec War Memorial. Stanstead is on the Canada/US border (state of Vermont). For World War One, thirty-six men from Stanstead or from nearby communities are remembered on this war memorial.
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Detail of Memorial plaque affixed to the Stanstead War Memorial.
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Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.
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I travelled here with the Sons of Scotland Pipeband from Ottawa and lay poppies on all the graves here.
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 509 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Rosieres is a village about 32 kilometres east of Amiens and 7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to St Quentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel for approximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn right towards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turn left on the D329 towards Rosieres, then take the D28 towards Caix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which is situated on the northern side of the village.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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