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GIVENCHY ROAD CANADIAN CEMETERY

Neuville-St. Vaast 
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​Pas De Calais

​France


Location Information

Neuville-St. Vaast is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, approximately 8 kilometres north of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. 

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a small cemetery situated in the compound of the Vimy Memorial Park which contains the Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is approximately 260 metres past Canadian Cemetery No.2 following the one-way system to rejoin the avenue leading back to the main road.


Historical Information

The cemetery, originally called CD 1,* contains the graves of soldiers all of whom fell on the 9th April 1917, or on one of the four following days.

There are now over 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.

The cemetery covers an area of 849 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall.

* The numerous groups of graves made about this time by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer were, as a rule, not named but serially lettered and numbered.

Total Burials: 111.

Identified Casualties: Canada 109, United Kingdom 1. Total 110.
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France c.April 1917; A Canadian Battalion sets up a Signalling Headquarters to seek support from Allied aircraft during the taking of Vimy Ridge.
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908194 Private
James Campbell Currie
102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th April 1917, aged 27.
​Row B. 35.

Son of Donald H. and Annie J. Currie, of Stackpool, Ontario.

The inscription on his headstone reads: "Equally Ready At The Call Of Country And At The Call Of God."


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736922 Private
Donat Joseph Durand
85th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th April 1917
Row A. 6.


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177833 Private
Jan Grech
9th April 1917
Row B. 26.



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712100 Private
Frederick Eugene Hall
75th Bn. Canadian Infantry 
9th April 1917, aged 20.
Row B. 13.

Son of Maurice Eugene and Mary Hall, of Bradalbane, Prince Edward Island.
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The inscription on his headstone reads: "Rest Dear One, Rest."

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442697 Lance Corporal
John Archer Joseph 
54th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th April 1917
Row B. 8.
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447485 Private
Duncan MacPherson
10th Coy. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
11th April 1917, aged 25.
Row A. 17.

Son of John and Jessie Macpherson, of Acharn, Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

The inscription on his headstone reads: "He Was Noble In Life And Death."


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426356 Sergeant
George William Thacker
102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th April 1917
Row A. 30.
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730364 Private
James Stanley Percy Tones
​75th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th April 1917
Row B. 28.


​​​​​Images in this gallery © Werner Van Caneghem

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A mosaic of aerial photographs showing "Red" Line, located at the southern end of Vimy Ridge in front of 1 Canadian Infantry Division, on the day after the Ridge was captured. © IWM (Q 50942)

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