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Gary Lee Swim

In memory of:

Leading Seaman Gary Lee Swim

December 3, 1969

Military Service

Service Number:

N59799

Age:

23

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Bonaventure

Additional Information

Born:

February 23, 1946
West Head, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

September 25, 1964
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Elmer Donald and Doris Azuba (nee Nickerson) Swim of Ferguson's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of Donald, Richard, Roger, Mary, Marcella, Brian, Gregory, Bradley and Timothy. Husband of Donna Ralphine Swim of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 145 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX (FAIRVIEW LAWN) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section 10, Sheet D, Lot N7

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  • Stained Glass Window– Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This stained glass window and plaque at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the four seamen of the H.M.C.S. Bonaventure killed in an "av" gas disaster. [stained glass window/vitrail] WHERE THE LIGHT OF THY PRESENCE SHINETH FOR EVERMORE [plaque/plaque] HMCS BONAVENTURE DECEMBER 1969 IN MEMORY [The names of 4 seamen who died in an "av" gas disaster are listed, but are not clear in the photo./Les noms des 4 marins tués par une explosion de gaz AV sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.] John Elvin Boulter; Gordon Hayes Morrell; Donald Raymond Patterson; Gary Lee Swim http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6310

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This stained glass window and plaque at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the four seamen of the H.M.C.S. Bonaventure killed in an "av" gas disaster. [stained glass window/vitrail] WHERE THE LIGHT OF THY PRESENCE SHINETH FOR EVERMORE [plaque/plaque] HMCS BONAVENTURE DECEMBER 1969 IN MEMORY [The names of 4 seamen who died in an "av" gas disaster are listed, but are not clear in the photo./Les noms des 4 marins tués par une explosion de gaz AV sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.] John Elvin Boulter; Gordon Hayes Morrell; Donald Raymond Patterson; Gary Lee Swim http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6310
  • Memorial Stained Glass– This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea

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