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Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Harry Kenneth Sweeney
Rank:
Private
Service No:
F/5207
Regiment/Service:
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
November 19, 1920
Place of Birth:
Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
April 23, 1942
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Address At Enlistment:
Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS
Age at Enlistment:
21
Height: 5 feet, 5 inches
Weight: 125 lbs.
Complexion: Ruddy
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Trade:
Farmer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Margaret Sweeney [Mother] Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS
Private Sweeney was the son of Harry K. Sweeney and Margaret Sweeney. He was the brother of William, Arthur, Francis,
Dorothy, Helen, and Margaret Sweeney. One brother served overseas as a mechanic with the RCAF. Prior to his enlistment he
worked with his father on the family farm.
He was taken on strength with Lincoln and Weland Regiment at Aldershot, NS. He served in Canada between April 23,
1942 and July 16, 1943. He proceeded overseas and arrived in England on July 19, 1944 and proceeded to France where he
disembarked on July 25, 1944. He was killed in action while serving in France.
Date of Death:
August 10, 1944
Age at Death:
23
Cemetery:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery (Calvados,
France)
Grave Reference:
XIII. C. 2.
The 110th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
(Kenneth H. Sweeney on the Yarmouth War Memorial)
[Harry Kenneth Sweeny on some official records]
Commemorated on page 457 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 2
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Harry Kenneth Sweeney
photo: Bill Linley