CREST CEMETERY
Fontaine-Notre Dame
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.18116, Longitude: 3.15783
Location Information
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.
Historical Information
The village of Fontaine-Notre Dame was captured for a short time on 21 November 1917 by the 51st (Highland) Division, and again by the Guards Division on 27 November, but it then remained in German hands until the 3rd and 4th Canadian and 57th Divisions retook it on 27 September 1918.
Crest Cemetery contains 88 First World War burials, all but one of them Canadian. All date from 27 September to 7 October 1918.
The cemetery was designed by Captain Wilfred Clement Von Berg, M. C.
Total Burials: 88.
Identified Casualties: Canada 83, United Kingdom 1. Total 84.
Unidentified Casualties: Canada 4.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
3320507 Private
Cecil William Bethune
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 28.
Row B. 4.
Son of Edward and Ellen Bethune, of Avonmore, Ontario.
Cecil was killed by an enemy machine gun bullet during an advance in the vicinity of Sailly.
Cecil William Bethune
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 28.
Row B. 4.
Son of Edward and Ellen Bethune, of Avonmore, Ontario.
Cecil was killed by an enemy machine gun bullet during an advance in the vicinity of Sailly.
802536 Private
Robert Anderson Charles Crowder
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 22.
Son of Robert Hedley Crowder and Julia Crowder.
Robert Anderson Charles Crowder
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 22.
Son of Robert Hedley Crowder and Julia Crowder.
1084324 Private
Roy Eaves
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Row B. 20.
Roy Eaves
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Row B. 20.
Lieutenant
Wesley Williams Irvine
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 1.
Son of the Rev. S. O. and Mary J. Irvine (nee Cross), of Norwood Grove, Winnipeg. B.A. Manitoba University.
His headstone bears the inscription "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" ETC See John 14.1-3
Wesley Williams Irvine
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 1.
Son of the Rev. S. O. and Mary J. Irvine (nee Cross), of Norwood Grove, Winnipeg. B.A. Manitoba University.
His headstone bears the inscription "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" ETC See John 14.1-3
3106189 Private
John Edward Kelly
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 33.
Row C. 18.
Son of John T. H. and Thilda M. Kelly, of 1440, Third St., Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Born at Fort Keough, Montana, U.S.A.
John Edward Kelly
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 33.
Row C. 18.
Son of John T. H. and Thilda M. Kelly, of 1440, Third St., Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Born at Fort Keough, Montana, U.S.A.
Lieutenant
Malcolm MacRae, M. C.
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 8.
Son of Alexander and Isabella MacRae, of Dornie, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gus Am Bris An La Agus An Teich Na Sgailean"
Malcolm MacRae, M. C.
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 27.
Row A. 8.
Son of Alexander and Isabella MacRae, of Dornie, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gus Am Bris An La Agus An Teich Na Sgailean"
2529441 Private
Cyril Joseph Mayne
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 16.
Son of Joseph Henry and Maude Mary Paley Mayne, of 9, Columbine Avenue, Toronto.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sleep On My Darling & Rest In Peace Father & Mother"
Cyril Joseph Mayne
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Row C. 16.
Son of Joseph Henry and Maude Mary Paley Mayne, of 9, Columbine Avenue, Toronto.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sleep On My Darling & Rest In Peace Father & Mother"
2115202 Private
Arthur Henry Scrimes
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 27.
Son of H. R. and Anne Scrimes, of 607, McMillan Avenue, Winnipeg.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Dear"
Arthur Henry Scrimes
52nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 27.
Son of H. R. and Anne Scrimes, of 607, McMillan Avenue, Winnipeg.
His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Dear"
3233052 Private
Thomas St. John
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Row B. 7.
Native of Liverpool, England. Son of Thomas and Mary St. John, of Apartment, 20, Drummond St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "There's A Link Death Cannot Sever, Love And Remembrance Last For Ever"
Thomas St. John
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Row B. 7.
Native of Liverpool, England. Son of Thomas and Mary St. John, of Apartment, 20, Drummond St., Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription "There's A Link Death Cannot Sever, Love And Remembrance Last For Ever"
2380863 Private
Ernest Edmund Staples
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 31.
Row B. 10.
Son of Samuel J. and Elizabeth R. Staples, of Carman, Manitoba. Native of Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died As He Lived Trusting In The Lord"
Ernest Edmund Staples
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 31.
Row B. 10.
Son of Samuel J. and Elizabeth R. Staples, of Carman, Manitoba. Native of Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died As He Lived Trusting In The Lord"
An aerial photograph of part of the battle area from the British Front to Bourlon Wood where the British advance was halted. It shows the intact condition of the countryside in the wake of the British advance. © IWM (Q 47963)
