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Aug 22, 1881
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Born at
Pittsburgh Township, Ontario
On enlistment with the PWOR in
1901, he gave his birth date as August 23, 1880, but on Attestation into the 21st
Battalion he gave his birth date as August 22, 1881.
I could not locate him on either the 1901 or 1911 Census to confirm which date is
correct.
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Mar 1, 1899
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Enlisted in PWOR
as a Private and assigned to “B” Company
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Apr 30, 1901
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Promoted to rank
of Sergeant in “B” Company
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Jun 10, 1904
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Commissioned as
a Provisional 2nd Lieutenant
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Nov 15, 1904
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Qualified with
Lieutenant Certificate from Provincial School
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Dec 15, 1906
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Qualified
Captain Certificate
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Apr 25, 1907
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Qualified as
Lieutenant (Signalling)
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May 15, 1907
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Qualified
Signalling Certificate Grade B and appointed to be Signalling Officer
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Jun 22, 1910
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Promoted to rank
of Captain and ceases to be Signalling Officer
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Aug 1, 1911
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Transferred to
Corps of Reserve Officers and moved to Toronto Ontario
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Nov 19, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59942 (temporary number 21)
Ø Next of kin given as Bertha Swaine (sister) of 67 Rideau St, Kingston
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Salesman
Ø Previous military experience given as 14th Regiment PWOR
– 15 years
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to No 2 Company with the rank of Sgt
o Later reorganized into “A” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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May 20, 1915
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Promoted to rank
of Warrant Officer Class II, and appointed CSM (Company Sergeant Major) of No 2 Company to
replace CSM Lattion who died of Appendicitis the day previous.
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Oct 11, 1915
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Proceeded on
Course
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Jan 11, 1916
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Granted a
Commission as a Temporary Lieutenant
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Mar 26, 1916
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Admitted to No 6
Field Ambulance, diagnosis NYD (Not Yet Determined) then transferred to Rest Station at No
6 Field Ambulance and diagnosis changed to read Overwork
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Apr 1, 1916
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Discharged to
duty
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Apr 10, 1916
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Admitted No 8
CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to No 10 CCS suffering from Shell Shock
having been knocked unconscious and buried for some time before being rescued.
Transferred
via No 20 AT (Ambulance Transport) and admitted to No 14 General Hospital at Boulogne
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Apr 29, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Newhaven
Admitted to
Miss Pollock’s Hospital, London where diagnosis changed to read Shell Shock and
Pleurisy.
Doctor
recommends he not be returned to the front
Posted to the
General List while in hospital
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May 12, 1916
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Medical Board
recommendations
Ø Diagnosis of Shell Shock and Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Ø Patient losing weight
Ø Recommends 2½ months leave to Canada
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May 16, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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May 23, 1916
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Granted leave to
Canada until July 26, 1916
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Jul 19, 1916
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SOS (Struck Off
Strength) the OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada) on being retained in Canada for
duty
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Jul 27, 1916
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Transferred to
the Petawawa Camp
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Apr 24, 1917
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Appointed to the
Board of Pension Commissioners as Pension Commissioner for MD #3 at Kingston Ontario
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Jan 9, 1918
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Admitted to
Kingston General Hospital with diagnosis of General Debility, suffering from weakness and
dizziness
Doctors note that 2 sisters died
of Tuberculosis at the age of 20 and 21. His
father suffered a stroke and died of an infection, and his mother died suddenly of an
unknown cause
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Feb 19, 1918
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Deceased at
Kingston General Hospital from Tuberculosis due to service at the front
Cataraqui Cemetery
Kingston ON
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May 9, 1920
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Beginning on
this date, and on subsequent dates, the following medals were sent to his eldest brother
WE Swaine of 100 Clergy St, W, Kingston Ontario
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Death Plaque
Scroll
There was no
Memorial Cross sent as there was no eligible recipient
Some forms in
the file indicated that he was married to Bertha Swaine, but I believe this to have been
in error, as the Census records Bertha as his sister.
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below is the
name of Herbert Swaine being broadcast to the schools.
Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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