The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Raillencourt is a village in the Department of the Nord, about 5 kilometres west of Cambrai on the main road to Arras, D939. The Communal Cemetery is located on the main road about 700 metres from the entrance to the village from the Arras side. [sic]
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Royal Canadians buried at the Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817735 | Pte | William | ARSENEAULT | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 24. | |
| 1060263 | Pte | Amos Archibald | BAKER | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 16. | |
| 877301 | Pte | Arthur | BONE | 28-Sep-18 | Enlisted as Arthur Bone, CVWM page confirmed family name as Bonin. | CVWM I. A. 6. |
| 513851 | Pte | Walter | GORDON | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. A. I. | |
| 818090 | Pte | Edwin Ambrose | JONES | 30-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 9. | |
| 733058 | Pte | Waldo | LYMAN | 28-Sep-18 | DCM, MM | CVWM I. A. 4. |
| 734265 | Pte | Lloyd Hastings | MARSHALL | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. A. 11. | |
| 877491 | Pte | Malcolm Angus | McINNIS | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. A. 8. | |
| 454931 | Pte | Edward John | MOORE | 30-Sep-18 | CVWM II. A. 18. | |
| 877775 | Pte | Michael James | O'DAY | 30-Sep-18 | MM | CVWM I. B. 22. |
| 3180566 | Pte | Herbert Cecil | PHILLIPS | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 19. | |
| 878226 | Pte | Thomas Joseph | PIPPY | 30-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 18. | |
| 733538 | Pte | Alyne Hamilton | SCOTT | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. A. 3. | |
| 488275 | Pte | Raymond Edward | SMITH | 30-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 23. | |
| 734185 | Pte | Vernird Olsin | TOWNER | 28-Sep-18 | CVWM I. B. 3. | |
| 513408 | Pte | Howard James | VANSTONE | 30-Sep-18 | CVWM I. C. 20. |
Photos by Rémy Deruelle, who is a member of the Great War Forum.
Photos by JM Dominique, a member of the Great War Forum
Photo by MWO Bob Hurley, serving with the Canadian Forces in Europe (2009).
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• 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
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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
