Lieutenant Harold Leroy Schwark

1912 - 1944  (31 years)

• Name	Harold Leroy Schwark
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Born	4 Dec 1912	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56157760
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219512
  Died	28 Aug 1944	Basse-Normandie, France   [1]
  Buried	Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery, Brettville, , France
  Person ID	I219512	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Ruth Anna Veitel,   b. 7 Mar 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1936	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F59825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Schwark-HaroldLeroy-1912-1944-KitchenerPublicLIbrary.jpg Harold Leroy Schwark - Kitchener Public Library
  		Schwark-HaroldLeroy-1912-1944-001.jpg Image from Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  On Loan to British Lieutenants Harold Leroy Schwark, left, and Allen William Kuhl, right, of the Canadian Infantry Corps, have volunteered for service with the British Army. Lieut. Schwark's wife resides at 42 St. Leger Street, while Lieut. Kuhl's mother lives at 20 Willow Street. 24 Apr 1944 ______________ LIEUT. H. L. SCHWARK Serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers on loan to the British Army, Lieut. Schwark, son of David Schwark of Waterloo, died of wounds on Aug. 28. He went overseas only three months ago, on May 10, and entered France early in June. The telegram received by his wife gave the following information: "Lieut. Harold LeRoy Schwark has been officially reported to have died Aug. 28, 1944, as a result of wounds of chest, abdomen and shell fragment wound left thigh received in action. When further information becomes available it will be forwarded as soon as received." The message came from the director of records, Ottawa. Lieut. Schwark was born in Hanover, Dec. 4, 1912, and attended the K-W Collegiate here. He worked at the Dominion Electrohome plant and was a member of the Scots Fusiliers reserve unit before joining the active unit March 26, 1942. He was commissioned in March, 1943. When the Scots Fusiliers regiment was disbanded he joined the Prince Edward Island Highlanders, and later volunteered for service with the British Army as one of the group of officers loaned by the Canadian Army. Surviving, with his wife, the former Ruth Veitel, are two small daughters, Farrel Ann, age five, and Judith Mary, age three. Mrs. Schwark believes her husband must have been wounded subsequent to Aug, 21 having written her on that date. Sept 7, 1944

  
  

• Sources

  [S3026] Canadian Virtual War Memorial, https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2335521?Harold%20Leroy%20Schwark.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Dec 1912 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Dec 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Aug 1944 - Basse-Normandie, France Buried - - Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery, Brettville, , France  = Link to Google Earth