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


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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
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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5111 SEARLE, George1909ENG,    , Sutton Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
23146 SWAN, Alfred Edward1895ENG, SRY, Sutton Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys