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Record #23146
Name :
: Alfred Edward SWAN (1895 - 1918)
  aka : Sapper Swan


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Nov 1895

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 29 May 1918   Notes : Pneumonia - Death Due to Service
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Sutton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Suffolk, East Suffolk Hospital
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Fegan Homes

Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Sapper Alfred Edward Swan.

1901 English Census records place Alfred E Swan as a 5 year old Boarder born about 1896 in Sutton, Surrey, England. He is in the household of Charlotte and Frederick Horner in Northchapel, Surrey, England. Also in residence is Sidney H Swan, 3 years of age born about 1898.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SWAN
Given Name: Alfred
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Emp of Britain
Year of Arrival: 1911
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1911-04-07
Arrival Port: Saint John
Arrival Date: 1911-04-14
Party: Party of Boys
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Fegan Children
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1c
Microfilm: T-4824
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 English Census records place Alfred Edward Swan, 15 years of age, as an Inmate in an Orphan and Destitute Boys Home at 95 Southwark Street, London, England.

Attestation papers signed 21 Oct 1916 in Barrie, Ontario. Alfred Edward Swan was born 1 Nov 1895 in Sutton, Surrey, England. Next of Kin was his Mother, Mrs. Annie Goddard of 49 Beulah Road, Sutton, Surrey, England. 5'5 1/2" in height with hazel eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Alfred died at East Suffolk Hospital, affiliated with 1st General Military Hospital in Colchester, of Pneumonia. He was buried at Sutton and Cheam Cuddington Cemetery, Worchester Park, London, England. Plot G, Grave 177.

Find A Grave Memorial# 119852105 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-07 16:56:25 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-05 14:14:16 /

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7354 ADDISON, Annie Louise1879ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7355 ADDISON, Emily Josephine1880ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16539 ALDRED, Albert1904ENG, SRY, Balham Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
26426 ALLEN, Walter Bevis1901ENG, SRY, Kingston Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13065 ANDERSON, Samuel1874ENG, SRY, Croydon Jul 1887 : Sardinian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
9798 ANDREWS, Alice Doris1905ENG, SRY, Camberwell Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
27648 ANDREWS, William1902ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson's  
13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
25271 ARTHUR, Frederick1913ENG, SRY, Kingston Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10900 ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil1896ENG, SRY, Richmond Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4566 ATKINS, Ena Mary1906ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3568 ATTWELL, Frederick William1909ENG, SRY, Old Windsor Sep 1920 : Metagama CAN MacPherson Homes  
25141 ATTWELL, Richard1916ENG, SRY May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3932 BACKHURST, Frank1895ENG, SRY, Kingston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9835 BAGUST, Albert Edward1897ENG, SRY, Peckham Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
17019 BALDWIN, William Jeffery1876ENG, SRY Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11941 BANKS, Bernard1910ENG, SRY, Bermondsey Jun 1924 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
17167 BARNARD, Reginald1885ENG, SRY, Lambeth May 1899 : Gallia CAN Young Colonists Aid  
17255 BARNICOAT, Ethel1898ENG, SRY, Battersea May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17670 BARNICOAT, Harold Frederick1901ENG, SRY, Battersea May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
8267 BARRETT, Frank1915ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
17169 BARTH, Ethel Florence1889ENG, SRY, Brixton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3855 BARTH, Evelyn Winifred1887ENG, SRY, Brixton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4238 BEAGLE, George William1868ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
9249 BEARE, Joseph George1893ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5682 BEATON, George Edward1898ENG, SRY, Norwood Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
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