Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
234014
Age:
24
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
44th Bn.
Birth:
February 6, 1893
Lindsay, Ontario
Enlistment:
February 18, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. C. 10.
Additional information
Son of John and Jane Ann Swain, of Carman, Manitoba.
Additional citations
Bar to his Military Medal - Awarded for actions in the operations of the 10th and 12th April 1917 at Vimy Ridge.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
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Photo of JOHN STEWART SUTTON SWAIN
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of John Swain
University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Winnipeg, 1923. Roll of the Fallen (pg. 25) - SWAIN, John Stewart Sutton: Arts '19; Enlisted 18-2-16; Pte. 203rd Battn.; Sgt.; Transferred to 44th Battn.; Service in France; M.M. and bar; Killed in Action 3-6-17. -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Stewart Sutton Swain
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 335 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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