Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Sydney Garfield Swain
In memory of:
Private Sydney Garfield Swain
September 26, 1918
Military Service
715154
Army
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
26th Bn.
Additional Information
June 11, 1897
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
ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France
I. B. 20.
Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of Sydney Garfield Swaine – Pte. Sydney Garfield Swaine, Grosvenor, Antigonish Co., NS.
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