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Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
June 16, 1917
Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
June 30, 1942
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
August 27, 1944
Tourville, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
2. A. 12.
Additional information
Son of Gustav August and Mary Mathilda (née Heck) Schwandt, of Strasbourg, Saskatchewan. Ed taught school a number of years at Dilke and Strongfield Saskatchewan. He was the brother of Henry (Hank/HP) Paul
Charles (Chas) Frederick, Emma Augusta
Anna (Anne) Louise, Walter John, Hilda Marie,Dorothy Jean, Allan (Spud) Earl and James Jacob.
Canada names natural features for its war dead, and so we have the Schwandt River in far northeastern Saskatchewan, flowing NE out of Keseechewun Lake into Misaw Lake, and then north out of the south end of Misaw Lake into Patterson Lake, Kasba Lake thence the Kazan River. The Kazan eventually flows into Hudson Bay through Chesterfield Inlet at Baker Lake, very near the geographic center of Canada.
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Cemetery
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Grave marker
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War Memorial
War Memorial Strongfield Sask., where Ed Schwandt lived and taught before enlisting. -
Paying Respects
Lt. Ed Schwandt was a double cousin to our mother Hertha McRae (Nee: Schwandt). They were also farm neighbours and schoolmates. Ed did his practice-teaching with Mom as his supervising teacher so they were always very close. We grew up with Mom's stories of Ed's active youth, his teaching and his sacrifice for his country. In 2017 my brother Stuart & I, along with our cousins Tricia & Darlene Swan, were able to pay homage and tribute to Ed. Submitted by Roger McRae. -
Paying Respects
Lt Fred Schwandt of the South Saskatchewan Regiment was a double cousin to Ed and was two years younger. They lived on neighbouring farms, attended school together and shared in sports activities. They were very close. After they had finished officers' training in the spring of 1944 they had a leave together in London. This would have been the last family contact for Ed. Fred often spoke to his family about Eddy. In 2017 Fred's daughters Tricia Swan-Sterner & Darlene Swan were able to pay tribute to our fallen family member. Submitted by Roger McRae -
Group Photo
Lt. Ed Schwandt: A group of Strasbourg teachers in the spring/summer of 1939. Top-left: Ed's double-cousin, neighbour and mentor Hertha Schwandt (McRae) teaching at Mount Hill just out of Strasbourg, TR: Dorothy Hallock teaching in Strasbourg, Bottom left: Margaret Kidd (Heavisides) teaching in Strasbourg, BR: unknown and Ed in the middle teaching at Dilke. Submitted by Stuart & Roger McRae -
War Memorial
Lt. Ed Schwandt: The Strongfield Cenotaph was erected in 1947 and is now a Municipal Heritage Property. It is located in front of the Strongfield school where Ed last taught. 2023 photo courtesy of Strongfield resident Holly Vollmer. Submitted by Ed's cousin-nephew Roger McRae. -
Inscription
Lt. Ed Schwandt: At the end of Main Street in Strasbourg there is a Cenotaph honouring the Strasbourg area residents that lost their lives in WW I and WW II. This plaque with their names adorns the stone cairn. Photo courtesy of Peter Frostad, a friend of the Schwandt family. Submitted by Ed's cousin-nephew Roger McRae. -
Memorial
Lt. Ed Schwandt: The Strasbourg Legion erected this Cenotaph in the Strasbourg Cresent Road Cemetery. The plaque has the names of the residents of the Strasbourg area that lost their lives in WW I & WW II. Photo by Peter Frostad, Schwandt family friend. Submitted by cousin-nephew Roger McRae. -
Memorial
Lest we forget....not in the communities of Loreburn & Strongfield. In 2023 Remembrance Day ceremonies were held in Loreburn with the wreath laying at the Strongfield Cenotaph. Photo by Strongfield resident Holly Vollmer. Submitted by Ed Schwandt's cousin-nephew Roger McRae.
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Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
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Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Edward Gustav Schwandt
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 438 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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