RAMILLIES BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Ramillies is a village approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. The Cemetery is signposted from the centre of the village and is situated just outside Ramillies on Rue d'erre.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Ramillies was captured by the Canadian Corps on the night of 8-9 October 1918. The original cemetery contained 93 graves dating from 30 September to 17 October but after the Armistice, further graves were brought into the cemetery from the following:-
ESCAUDOEUVRES CONVENT CEMETERY, which was South-West of the village of Escaudoeuvres, close to the road to Cambrai, in the grounds of the Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor. It contained the graves of 80 soldiers from the United Kingdom, six from Canada, 43 German soldiers and two French civilians).
MALINCOURT GERMAN CEMETERY, which contained the grave of a Chinese labourer.
Ramillies British Cemetery now contains 180 First World War burials.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 107, Canada 70. Total 177.
The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg.
Ramillies is a village approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. The Cemetery is signposted from the centre of the village and is situated just outside Ramillies on Rue d'erre.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible with some difficulty.
Historical Information
The village of Ramillies was captured by the Canadian Corps on the night of 8-9 October 1918. The original cemetery contained 93 graves dating from 30 September to 17 October but after the Armistice, further graves were brought into the cemetery from the following:-
ESCAUDOEUVRES CONVENT CEMETERY, which was South-West of the village of Escaudoeuvres, close to the road to Cambrai, in the grounds of the Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor. It contained the graves of 80 soldiers from the United Kingdom, six from Canada, 43 German soldiers and two French civilians).
MALINCOURT GERMAN CEMETERY, which contained the grave of a Chinese labourer.
Ramillies British Cemetery now contains 180 First World War burials.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 107, Canada 70. Total 177.
The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg.
877842 Private
Walter Andrews, M. M.
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
11th October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 1.
Son of John and Mary Andrews, of Gardiner Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Beloved Son Of John & Mary Andrews Gardines, C.B., Canada."
Walter Andrews, M. M.
2nd Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps
11th October 1918, aged 22.
Row B. 1.
Son of John and Mary Andrews, of Gardiner Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
His headstone bears the inscription; "The Beloved Son Of John & Mary Andrews Gardines, C.B., Canada."
715364 Private
Joseph Roderick Baxter
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 24.
Son of David and Mary Isobel Baxter, of Central Cariboo, Pictow Co., Nova Scotia.
Joseph Roderick Baxter
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 23.
Row D. 24.
Son of David and Mary Isobel Baxter, of Central Cariboo, Pictow Co., Nova Scotia.
734286 Private
Benjamin Foote
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 22.
Row C. 13.
Son of Joseph and Susan Foote, of Foote's Cove, Burin, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Benjamin Foote
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 22.
Row C. 13.
Son of Joseph and Susan Foote, of Foote's Cove, Burin, Newfoundland.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Second Lieutenant
Alexander Bruce Forbes
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
29th October 1918, aged 30.
Row G. 15.
Son of James Forbes, M.V.O., and Barbara Donald Forbes (nee Jackson). Native of Islay, Argyll.
Alexander Bruce Forbes
1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
29th October 1918, aged 30.
Row G. 15.
Son of James Forbes, M.V.O., and Barbara Donald Forbes (nee Jackson). Native of Islay, Argyll.
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)
622663 Private
Percy William Gibbons
27th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row C. 14.
Percy William Gibbons
27th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row C. 14.
Lieutenant
Charles Innes Giles, M. M.
20th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918, aged 30.
Row B. 14.
Son of Alexandrina Giles, of 68, Wroxeter Avenue, Toronto, Canada, and the late William Giles. Native of Udny, Aberdeen, Scotland. Three and a half years' active service. Twice previously wounded.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Well Done; Enter Thou Into The Joy Of Thy Lord."
Charles Innes Giles, M. M.
20th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918, aged 30.
Row B. 14.
Son of Alexandrina Giles, of 68, Wroxeter Avenue, Toronto, Canada, and the late William Giles. Native of Udny, Aberdeen, Scotland. Three and a half years' active service. Twice previously wounded.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Well Done; Enter Thou Into The Joy Of Thy Lord."
679080 Private
Alfred George Ginn
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 31.
Row D. 16.
Son of Alfred J. and Hannah Ginn, of Brautford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His Life For His Country That We Might Live In Freedom."
Alfred George Ginn
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 31.
Row D. 16.
Son of Alfred J. and Hannah Ginn, of Brautford, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Gave His Life For His Country That We Might Live In Freedom."
877411 Private
Alex Henry Guy, M. M.
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 22.
Row E. 1.
Son of George R. Guy, of Guy St., Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Alex Henry Guy, M. M.
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918, aged 22.
Row E. 1.
Son of George R. Guy, of Guy St., Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
204326 Corporal
Frederick William Heath
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918.
Row C. 16.
Frederick William Heath
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918.
Row C. 16.
404859 Lance Corporal
George Hood
20th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918.
Row C. 15.
George Hood
20th Bn. Canadian Infantry
11th October 1918.
Row C. 15.
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)
2114921 Private
Leopold Kaatz, M. M.
27th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row A. 3.
Leopold Kaatz, M. M.
27th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row A. 3.
Second Lieutenant
Alec MacNab
"D" Bty. 186th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
24th October 1918, aged 20.
Row E. 4.
Son of John and Jessie M MacNab, of 2, Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow.
His headstone bears the inscription; "O Glorious End To Life's Short Day O Crown Unfading So Early Won."
Originally buried at Escaudoeuvres Convent Cemetery.
Alec MacNab
"D" Bty. 186th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
24th October 1918, aged 20.
Row E. 4.
Son of John and Jessie M MacNab, of 2, Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow.
His headstone bears the inscription; "O Glorious End To Life's Short Day O Crown Unfading So Early Won."
Originally buried at Escaudoeuvres Convent Cemetery.
Captain
James Grant McNeill, M. C.
6th Field Amb. Canadian Army Medical Corps
12th October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 17.
Son of Thompson and Carrie McNeill, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
James Grant McNeill, M. C.
6th Field Amb. Canadian Army Medical Corps
12th October 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 17.
Son of Thompson and Carrie McNeill, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
693073 Private
Andrew McCreadie
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 35.
Row A. 18.
Son of Mrs. Thomas Dryman, of Ayrshire, Scotland; husband of Frances A. Grainger (formerly McCreadie), of Morwick, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Andrew McCreadie
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 35.
Row A. 18.
Son of Mrs. Thomas Dryman, of Ayrshire, Scotland; husband of Frances A. Grainger (formerly McCreadie), of Morwick, Saskatchewan, Canada.
715745 Corporal
William Stewart McPherson
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row B. 7.
William Stewart McPherson
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th October 1918.
Row B. 7.
415160 Sapper
Duncan Keer Munroe
6th Bn. Canadian Engineers
9th October 1918.
Row A. 2.
Duncan Keer Munroe
6th Bn. Canadian Engineers
9th October 1918.
Row A. 2.
Lieutenant
John Shaw
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw, of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland; husband of Edith E. A. Shaw, of 80, Guildhall St., Folkestone, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Of Troon, Scotland. The Beloved Husband Of Edith Shaw Of Folkestone."
John Shaw
43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry
1st October 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 11.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw, of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland; husband of Edith E. A. Shaw, of 80, Guildhall St., Folkestone, England.
His headstone bears the inscription; "Of Troon, Scotland. The Beloved Husband Of Edith Shaw Of Folkestone."
107044 Sapper
Alfred Stafford
456th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
1st November 1918.
Row G. 27.
Alfred Stafford
456th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
1st November 1918.
Row G. 27.
Capture of Cambrai by the British 57th Division. Soldiers of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment wearing pickelhaubes which they found whilst on patrol in Cambrai, 9 October 1918. © IWM (Q 11367)
