At this moment I have found 117 Swedish born soldiers who fought and fell for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War. 1,680 Immigrated Swedes signed up for Canada in the FWW. 1,233 as volunteers and 447 as conscripts.
122 of them died of reasons connected to their time on the battlefield. I have noted 117 of them in my database as they are buried or commemorated on the Western Front.
(One soldier is buried in Canada and one soldier is commemorated in Arkhangelsk, Russia. They are also included). The Battalion symbols below represents the patches worn on the uniform.
I will soon continue to present those Swedish born soldiers who fought and fell for the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force, followed by those who fought for British Units, French Foreign Legion and the German units. Stay tuned.
If you want to know where the soldiers in the list are born in Sweden, you can find them through the main menu on this site or through this link (Still updating)
Do you want to read more about the individuals? In my first book (link in main menu) I have stories about those who are buried in Belgium. More books will follow during upcoming years.
Here is a list over the names, sorted in which battalion or other type of unit they belonged to. They are not sorted in Canadian Division order.
(The colors in lists are just for internal notes)
List is sorted in:
Surname and name
Cemetery
Branch
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Age when died
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1st to 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion
7, 8, 10, 13, 14
7th to 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion
15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27
15th to 27th Canadian Infantry Battalion
28, 29, 31, 42, 43
28th to 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion
44, 46, 47, 49, 50
44th to 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion
52, 54, 72
78/85, 102, 116, 2MG Syren Party (Arkhangelsk)
1CMR, 2CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles)
Miscellaneous units
Symbols: https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/formations/cefform.htm
Some more Swedish born soldiers may be buried in England as they never reached the battlefield. I will later on take them into my database. May them rest in peace.