The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery
Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery is situated on the north-east side of Valenciennes, about 1.5 kilometres from the centre. It is on the north side of the road to Bruay-sur-L'Escaut.
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Royal Canadians buried at the Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3204183 | Pte | George | ARSENAULT | 22-Oct-18 | CVWM II. E. 8. | |
| 3180092 | Pte | Archie Peter | DOWNEY | 22-Oct-18 | CVWM II. E. 7. | |
| 3204245 | Pte | George Urville | ELLANDS | 23-Oct-18 | CVWM II. D. 26. | |
| 3181461 | Pte | Avard Reginald | MADER | 22-Oct-18 | CVWM II. E. 9. | |
| 877992 | Pte | Archibald Andrew | McLELLAN | 11-Nov-18 | MM | CVWM I. D. 8. |
| 734528 | Pte | Clarence Melvin | SHOLDS | 11-Nov-18 | CVWM I. C. 22. | |
| 3181140 | Pte | John Joseph | TOBIN | 23-Oct-18 | CVWM II. D. 22. | |
| 478699 | L-Cpl | Clarence Alden | WATERMAN | 25-Oct-18 | MM | CVWM II. D. 27. |
Photos by Alain Dubois, a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
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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
