MANITOBA CEMETERY
Caix
Somme
France
Location Information
Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.
Historical Information
The village of Caix was captured by the Canadian Corps (1st Cavalry Division) on 8 August 1918. Manitoba Cemetery, so named because it contains a great number of graves of the 8th Canadian Battalion, raised at Winnipeg, was made by the 1st Canadian Division Burial Officer after the capture of the village.
The cemetery contains 120 burials and commemorations of the First World War. Seven of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty believed to be buried among the them.
Casualty Details: UK 2, Canada 118, Total Burials: 120.
Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.
Historical Information
The village of Caix was captured by the Canadian Corps (1st Cavalry Division) on 8 August 1918. Manitoba Cemetery, so named because it contains a great number of graves of the 8th Canadian Battalion, raised at Winnipeg, was made by the 1st Canadian Division Burial Officer after the capture of the village.
The cemetery contains 120 burials and commemorations of the First World War. Seven of the burials are unidentified but a special memorial commemorates one casualty believed to be buried among the them.
Casualty Details: UK 2, Canada 118, Total Burials: 120.
Lieutenant
Robert James Allan, M. M., M. C.
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 22.
Row C. 9.
Son of Robert J. and Mona Leonora Allan, of Weston, Ontario. Employee Bank of Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
Robert James Allan, M. M., M. C.
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th August 1918, aged 22.
Row C. 9.
Son of Robert J. and Mona Leonora Allan, of Weston, Ontario. Employee Bank of Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Thy Will Be Done."
Captain
Thomas George Beagley, Mentioned in Despatches
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 5.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beagley, of 550, Wiseman Avenue, Outremont, Montreal; husband of Hilda Muriel Beagley, of 39, Holmes Grove, Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Hath Fought The Good Fight."
Thomas George Beagley, Mentioned in Despatches
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 28.
Row A. 5.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beagley, of 550, Wiseman Avenue, Outremont, Montreal; husband of Hilda Muriel Beagley, of 39, Holmes Grove, Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Hath Fought The Good Fight."
Lieutenant
Thomas Edwin Crozier
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 7.
Son of Thomas and Mary Emma Crozier, of Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Pure In Heart Shall See God." (Biblical, variation on Matthew 5:8)
Thomas Edwin Crozier
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 7.
Son of Thomas and Mary Emma Crozier, of Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Pure In Heart Shall See God." (Biblical, variation on Matthew 5:8)
874594 Private
Walter Lovell
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 21.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lovell.
Walter Lovell
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 20.
Row D. 21.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lovell.
920005 Private
Marc Aurele Pratte (CWGC incorrectly give surname as Pratt)
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918.
Row A. 3.
Marc Aurele Pratte (CWGC incorrectly give surname as Pratt)
14th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918.
Row A. 3.
Lieutenant
Jacob William Slaughter
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 10.
Husband of Ivy Maud Slaughter, of Orchard House, Alby, Hanworth, Norfolk, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet."
Jacob William Slaughter
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 10.
Husband of Ivy Maud Slaughter, of Orchard House, Alby, Hanworth, Norfolk, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Till We Meet."
2115069 Private
George Herbert Walker
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 45.
Row E. 11.
Son of William Walker, of Birtle; husband of Mary Frances Walker, of Birtle, Manitoba.
George Herbert Walker
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 45.
Row E. 11.
Son of William Walker, of Birtle; husband of Mary Frances Walker, of Birtle, Manitoba.
A French 320 mm railway gun near Caix, August 1916. © IWM (Q 56899)
