The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Crest Cemetery
Fontaine-Notre Dame is a village approximately 3 kilometres south-west of Cambrai on the main road from Cambrai to Bapaume (N30). The Cemetery is signposted from the N30 in the village and is located on the right hand side of the road towards Raillencourt.
For more information - CWGC
Royal Canadians buried at the Crest Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349168 | Pte | George | AILPORT | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM B. 27. | |
| Lieut. | Roy | DUPLISSIE | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM C. 24. | ||
| Capt. | Francis Dobree | McCREA | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM C. 25. | ||
| Lieut. | James Thomas | PROBERT | 30-Sep-18 | MC | CVWM C. 23. | |
| 733965 | L-Cpl | Stephen Patten | SUTHERN | 30-Sep-18 | MM | CVWM A. 2. |
| 445594 | Pte | Charles | SUTTON | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM A. 29. | |
| 477942 | Pte | Thomas | TURNER | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM A. 15. |
Photos by Maj G., while serving at SHAPE in Mons Belgium.
Pro Patria
• Rogue Papers
• Tactical Primers
• The Regimental Library
• Quotes
• Battle Honours
• Perpetuation of the CEF
• The RCR in the First World War
• Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World War
• Badges of The RCR
• A Miscellany
• The Senior Subaltern
• The Frontenac Times
• Site Map
• e-mail
The RCR in the Great War
War Diary
Battle Honours
Battle Bars and The RCR
The RCR Battle Bar Ledger (pdf)
Honours and Awards
Roll of Honour
Prisoners of War
Cemetery List
Cemetery Map
Courts Martial
Officers
RSMs of The RCR (1914-1919)
NCOs and Soldiers
An Officer's Diary (1914-1918)
Recollections of a Nonagenerian (R. England) (1916-1919)
On to Bermuda (1914-15)
Overseas with The Royals (1915)
Regimental History Pamphlet (1917)
Amiens (1918)
Cambrai (1918)
Monchy-le-Preux (1918)
Badges - Signs of the Times
Under-aged Soldiers in The RCR
Not All Were Volunteers; The RCR and the Military Service Act
Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
The 7th Trench Mortar Battery
A Regimental Goat
Regiment and Family, Bermuda 1914-15
