RAILLENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord
France
Location Information
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.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site make wheelchair access impossible.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Historical Information
Raillencourt village was captured by the Canadian Corps on 28 September 1918, in the Battle of the Canal du Nord.
The extension to the communal cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps after the capture of the village. It was enlarged in 1923 when graves were brought in from:-
NORTH CEMETERY, RAILLENCOURT, which was situated between Raillencourt and Cambrai, behind the houses of St. Olle. It was made by the 8th Infantry Brigade and named after Lieut. J. W. North, who was buried in it. It contained the graves of 67 Canadian soldiers (63 of whom belonged to the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles) and five others.
The cemetery now contains 199 First World War burials, eight of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 22, Canada 174, Australia 3, Total Burials: 199.
The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg.
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.
Visiting Information
The location or design of this site make wheelchair access impossible.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Historical Information
Raillencourt village was captured by the Canadian Corps on 28 September 1918, in the Battle of the Canal du Nord.
The extension to the communal cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps after the capture of the village. It was enlarged in 1923 when graves were brought in from:-
NORTH CEMETERY, RAILLENCOURT, which was situated between Raillencourt and Cambrai, behind the houses of St. Olle. It was made by the 8th Infantry Brigade and named after Lieut. J. W. North, who was buried in it. It contained the graves of 67 Canadian soldiers (63 of whom belonged to the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles) and five others.
The cemetery now contains 199 First World War burials, eight of them unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 22, Canada 174, Australia 3, Total Burials: 199.
The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg.
255041 Private
James Anderson
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918.
Plot II. F. 11.
James Anderson
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918.
Plot II. F. 11.
712255 Corporal
Hedley Walden Bertram
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th September 1918.
Plot I. C. 17.
Hedley Walden Bertram
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th September 1918.
Plot I. C. 17.
2265641 Private
Christopher Francis Carter
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 21.
Son of Christopher and Clara M. Carter, of Renfrew, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sleep Dear Son Take Thy Rest In The Arms Of Jesus Forever Blest."
Christopher Francis Carter
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot I. C. 21.
Son of Christopher and Clara M. Carter, of Renfrew, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sleep Dear Son Take Thy Rest In The Arms Of Jesus Forever Blest."
461121 Private
Earl Alexander Chambers
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 10.
Earl Alexander Chambers
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 10.
3031581 Private
Robert Austin Closs
No. 1 Coy. 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of Charles and Purlinia Closs, of Caldwell's Mills, Ontario.
Robert Austin Closs
No. 1 Coy. 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of Charles and Purlinia Closs, of Caldwell's Mills, Ontario.
249576 Private
James Moir Craik
54th Bn. Canadian Infantry
30th September 1918, aged 36.
Plot II. C. 13.
Son of James and Jean Moir Craik; husband of Isabella Moir Black Craik, of 2, Wallenstein, Ontario. Native of Scotland.
James Moir Craik
54th Bn. Canadian Infantry
30th September 1918, aged 36.
Plot II. C. 13.
Son of James and Jean Moir Craik; husband of Isabella Moir Black Craik, of 2, Wallenstein, Ontario. Native of Scotland.
15th September 1918; Plotting reference: 51B X 21. Key feature: Raillencourt. © IWM (BOX 785-754-18JF-51B-1918)
718373 Private
Sigurdur John Eiriksson
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 5.
Sigurdur John Eiriksson
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 5.
2233333 Private
Jonathan Verner Featherston
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. F. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten; Father."
Jonathan Verner Featherston
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. F. 7.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten; Father."
718484 Private
John Colin Fingland
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. F. 8.
Son of William and Bella Chisholm Fingland, of 313, Fort St., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
John Colin Fingland
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot II. F. 8.
Son of William and Bella Chisholm Fingland, of 313, Fort St., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
461323 Private
Alexander Fleming
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 8.
Alexander Fleming
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 8.
3130895 Private
Edwin Ross Flemington
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. B. 17.
Son of Edwin and Nancy Jane Neville Flemington, of 307, Parent Avenue, Windsor, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memoriam."
Edwin Ross Flemington
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 32.
Plot I. B. 17.
Son of Edwin and Nancy Jane Neville Flemington, of 307, Parent Avenue, Windsor, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "In Memoriam."
772382 Private
William Henry Hinchcliffe
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. B. 7.
Husband of Mabel Hinchcliffe, of Paris, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This; Mabel & Margaret."
William Henry Hinchcliffe
3rd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
30th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. B. 7.
Husband of Mabel Hinchcliffe, of Paris, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This; Mabel & Margaret."
Canadian troops on the move somewhere on the Western Front. Note a lorry on the side with Vickers machine guns at ready. © IWM (CO 3085)
3206604 Private
George Jones
50th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 22.
Son of William Jones, of 26, Hooper Rd., Custom House, London, England.
George Jones
50th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 22.
Son of William Jones, of 26, Hooper Rd., Custom House, London, England.
790673 Private
Hugh Llewellyn Jones
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918.
Plot II. A. 13.
Hugh Llewellyn Jones
29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918.
Plot II. A. 13.
104688 Private
Robert Wilfred Longmore
"B" Coy. 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. F. 4.
Son of the Rev. Francis Longmore and Bessie Anna Longmore, of The Rectory, Carman, Manitoba. Born at Galway, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His The Joy And Ours The Pain But Ere Long We'll Meet Again."
Robert Wilfred Longmore
"B" Coy. 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. F. 4.
Son of the Rev. Francis Longmore and Bessie Anna Longmore, of The Rectory, Carman, Manitoba. Born at Galway, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "His The Joy And Ours The Pain But Ere Long We'll Meet Again."
Battle of Cambrai. A German shell-burst in a field near Cambrai. Soldiers of the Machine Gun Corps hurrying to get into the cover of their post, 8 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11377)
Lieutenant
Ivan Clark Maharg
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. F. 10.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Maharg, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ivan Clark Maharg
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Plot I. F. 10.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Maharg, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1069683 Private
John Ronald McClellan
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918.
Plot II. E. 6.
John Ronald McClellan
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918.
Plot II. E. 6.
679139 Private
Thomas McElroy
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 8.
Son of Mrs. Rachel Coulter, of 22, Clifford St., Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Bade No One A Last Farewell Said Goodbye To None; Mother."
Thomas McElroy
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. C. 8.
Son of Mrs. Rachel Coulter, of 22, Clifford St., Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Bade No One A Last Farewell Said Goodbye To None; Mother."
3056372 Private
William Francis McGowan
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918.
Plot I. C. 1.
William Francis McGowan
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918.
Plot I. C. 1.
877491 Private
Malcolm Angus McInnis
Royal Canadian Regiment
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 8.
Malcolm Angus McInnis
Royal Canadian Regiment
28th September 1918.
Plot I. A. 8.
258803 Private
Frans Oskar Morens
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 27.
Plot I. G. 10.
Son of Mr. P. A. Moren.
Frans Oskar Morens
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 27.
Plot I. G. 10.
Son of Mr. P. A. Moren.
2043522 Driver
Robert Morrow Clark
10th Bty. 3rd Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
1st October 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 12.
Son of Daniel and Mary Morrow, of 1051, Sherburn St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Born at Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Love & Remembrance Last Forever; Mother."
Robert Morrow Clark
10th Bty. 3rd Bde. Canadian Field Artillery
1st October 1918, aged 24.
Plot II. C. 12.
Son of Daniel and Mary Morrow, of 1051, Sherburn St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Born at Glasgow, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Love & Remembrance Last Forever; Mother."
910189 Sergeant
James Mudge
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 41.
Plot II. E. 4.
Son of John and Rebecca Mudge, of Tottenham; husband of Florence Evelyn Mudge, of Kawende, Oakville, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
James Mudge
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 41.
Plot II. E. 4.
Son of John and Rebecca Mudge, of Tottenham; husband of Florence Evelyn Mudge, of Kawende, Oakville, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Rest In Peace."
769904 Private
William Nightingale
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 38.
Plot I. A. 12.
Son of Annie Nightingale, of 14, Maple Grove Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, and the late Stephen Nightingale.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten Sadly Missed; Mother, Sisters & Brothers."
William Nightingale
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
28th September 1918, aged 38.
Plot I. A. 12.
Son of Annie Nightingale, of 14, Maple Grove Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, and the late Stephen Nightingale.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten Sadly Missed; Mother, Sisters & Brothers."
Lieutenant
John Wesley North
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 34.
Plot I. F. 9.
Son of the Rev. W. C. and Maria E. North, of Prince George, British Columbia. M.A., graduate of Queen's University. Native of Queenstown, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Saved By The Blood Of The Lamb."
John Wesley North
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 34.
Plot I. F. 9.
Son of the Rev. W. C. and Maria E. North, of Prince George, British Columbia. M.A., graduate of Queen's University. Native of Queenstown, Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Saved By The Blood Of The Lamb."
Capture of Cambrai by the British 57th Division. A patrol of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in a burning street in the southern suburbs of Cambrai, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11363)
877775 Private
Michael James O'Day, M. M.
Royal Canadian Regiment
30th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O'Day, of Port Morien, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May His Soul Rest In Peace."
Michael James O'Day, M. M.
Royal Canadian Regiment
30th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot I. B. 22.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O'Day, of Port Morien, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "May His Soul Rest In Peace."
2379632 Private
George William Rooke
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 3.
George William Rooke
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918.
Plot II. A. 3.
228886 Private
William Gordon Ross
42nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Alexander Ross and his wife Margaret Miskimonin, of 462, Delorimier Avenue, Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Than This Hath No Man That He Gave His Life For Us."
William Gordon Ross
42nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Plot I. C. 7.
Son of Alexander Ross and his wife Margaret Miskimonin, of 462, Delorimier Avenue, Montreal.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Greater Love Than This Hath No Man That He Gave His Life For Us."
782183 Private
William Smith
"D" Coy. 49th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. G. 2.
Son of Mrs. Annie Smith, of Eastend, Saskatchewan. and the late Sidney Smith.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of Canada's Gifts To The Empire, A Life."
William Smith
"D" Coy. 49th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. G. 2.
Son of Mrs. Annie Smith, of Eastend, Saskatchewan. and the late Sidney Smith.
His headstone bears the inscription; "One Of Canada's Gifts To The Empire, A Life."
150597 Private
John George Spratt
"B" Coy. 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. B. 12.
Son of John and Georgina Spratt, of Elgin, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Could Not Love Thee, Dear, So Much. Loved I Not Honor More."
John George Spratt
"B" Coy. 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Plot I. B. 12.
Son of John and Georgina Spratt, of Elgin, Manitoba.
His headstone bears the inscription; "I Could Not Love Thee, Dear, So Much. Loved I Not Honor More."
827006 Private
William Henry Thompson, M.M.
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. C. 4.
Son of Mrs. Alice Taylor, of 921. 6th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
(Note; CWGC gives his initials as W.T.)
William Henry Thompson, M.M.
47th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. C. 4.
Son of Mrs. Alice Taylor, of 921. 6th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
(Note; CWGC gives his initials as W.T.)
832768 Private
Louis Toney
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 13.
Son of Mrs. John Sark (formerly Toney), of Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island, and the late Peter Toney.
Louis Toney
44th Bn. Canadian Infantry
28th September 1918, aged 19.
Plot II. B. 13.
Son of Mrs. John Sark (formerly Toney), of Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island, and the late Peter Toney.
186726 Lance Corporal
George Thomas Waltho
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. G. 11.
Son of William and Annie M. Waltho, of Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sweet Memories Of Thee Cheer Me. Rest In Peace Brother; Charlie."
George Thomas Waltho
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
29th September 1918, aged 28.
Plot II. G. 11.
Son of William and Annie M. Waltho, of Toronto, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Sweet Memories Of Thee Cheer Me. Rest In Peace Brother; Charlie."
