Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Henry Swainston
In memory of:
Company Sergeant Major William Henry Swainston
August 10, 1918
Military Service
769747
21
Army
Canadian Engineers
10th Bn.
Additional Information
July 18, 1897
Son of William Henry and Ellen Quinn Swainston, of Port Credit, Ontario.
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
FOUQUESCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
III. B. 6.
Fouquescourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, 35.5 kilometres east of Amiens and 8 kilometres due north of Roye. The Fouquescourt British Cemetery is a little north of the village on the east side of the road to Maucourt.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Article -
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Photo of William Henry Swainston – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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