John William Swaine

1891 - 1917  (25 years)

• Name	John William Swaine
  Born	19 Aug 1891	Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jun 1917	Ontario Trench, , , France   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I59303	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	James Rupert Swaine,   b. 18 Jun 1849, Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1941, Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Eunice Jane Talbot,   b. 30 Oct 1865, Strait of Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1955, Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F21279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Aug 1891 - Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S996] Info: Betty Dobson, Register Report for Elizabeth (Oulton) Kinney.pdf received 8 Aug 2009, citing Swaine Family Bible. John William Swaine, 27 yrs, Aug 19th, 1918 - born 1891. [S996] Info: Betty Dobson, Register Report for Elizabeth (Oulton) Kinney.pdf received 8 Aug 2009, citing Attestation Papers for John William Swaine. John William Swaine, born 19 Aug 1891, Canso NS, son of Rupert Swaine [S996] Info: Betty Dobson, Register Report for Elizabeth (Oulton) Kinney.pdf received 8 Aug 2009. [S996] Info: Betty Dobson, Register Report for Elizabeth (Oulton) Kinney.pdf received 8 Aug 2009, citing Circumstances of Death Report from Minister of Militia and Defence for Canada to Rupert Swaine, Esq. 21 Jul 1917 . Private John William Swaine, 85th Battalion, #902472, died 28 Jun 1917, killed in action: "The above mentioned soldier was killed in Ontario Trench about 2.25 a.m. He was struck in the back, head, and arms, by an high explosive shell (shrapnel) and killed instantly."