Name
Switzer Gardner Freeborn
Born
1888-12-27
Birth Place
Occupation
Agriculturist
Religion
Church of England
Awards
Military Cross
Service Record 1
Highest Rank
Captain
Conflict
Battalion
18th Battery
Company
5th Field Artillery Brigade
Enlisted
Sewell Camp, Manitoba
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-07-30
Prev Exp
11th Howizer Battery
Wounds
Wounded in the mouth from shrapnel.
Wounded Where
Somme, France
Discharge Date
1919-08-09
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
Switzer's father, James Switzer Freeborn, was a physician in Eastnor Township at the time of his birth. His mother was Mariette Elizabeth Gardner. Served in England and France with the 18th Battery, 5th Brigade,Sources & Links
- Ancestry.com, Ontario Vital Statistics, Birth Registrations- The Gazette: Offical Public Record
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, November 23, 1916
Walkerton Telescope, September 11, 1919
Supplement to the London Gazette - 14 November 1916 o https://www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-accreditation/notice
London Gazette, November 14, 1916
