ST. OLLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Raillencourt
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates - Latitude: 50.18043, Longitude: 3.1902
Location Information
St. Olle is a village in the Department of the Nord, 1 kilometre west of Cambrai on the main road towards Arras.
From Cambrai follow the D939 road towards Arras. After about 2 kilometres turn left at a large roundabout towards the A2-A26 Motorway. The British Cemetery is about 600 metres down this road on the left.
Historical Information
Raillencourt was carried by the Canadian Corps on the 28th and 29th September 1918, in the Battle of the Canal du Nord. St. Olle British Cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps in October 1918.
There are 97, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The cemetery covers an area of 495 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall.
Casualty Details: Canada 96, United Kingdom 1. Total Burials: 97.
St. Olle is a village in the Department of the Nord, 1 kilometre west of Cambrai on the main road towards Arras.
From Cambrai follow the D939 road towards Arras. After about 2 kilometres turn left at a large roundabout towards the A2-A26 Motorway. The British Cemetery is about 600 metres down this road on the left.
Historical Information
Raillencourt was carried by the Canadian Corps on the 28th and 29th September 1918, in the Battle of the Canal du Nord. St. Olle British Cemetery was made by the Canadian Corps in October 1918.
There are 97, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The cemetery covers an area of 495 square metres and is enclosed by a low rubble wall.
Casualty Details: Canada 96, United Kingdom 1. Total Burials: 97.
868262 Private
William John Bellbody
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918.
Row A. 22.
William John Bellbody
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918.
Row A. 22.
690078 Private
Ernest Flint Henderson
"A" Coy. 116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 23.
Husband of Ida Henderson, of 9, Chestnut Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario.
Ernest Flint Henderson
"A" Coy. 116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 32.
Row A. 23.
Husband of Ida Henderson, of 9, Chestnut Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario.
681204 Private
Albert Lee
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918.
Row A. 16.
Albert Lee
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918.
Row A. 16.
775989 Private
Wilbert Lawrence McCaffrey
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 20.
Son of P. J. and Alice McCaffrey of Caledon East, Ontario.
Wilbert Lawrence McCaffrey
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 24.
Row B. 20.
Son of P. J. and Alice McCaffrey of Caledon East, Ontario.
745471 Private
Hardy Alfred Smith
"B" Coy. 116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 12.
Son of Isaac F. and Angelina Smith, of Longford Mines, Ontario. Born at Barrie, Ontario.
Hardy Alfred Smith
"B" Coy. 116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Row A. 12.
Son of Isaac F. and Angelina Smith, of Longford Mines, Ontario. Born at Barrie, Ontario.
644628 Private
Joseph Vaillencourt
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 24.
Son of Adelarde Vaillencourt and his wife Delia Belleisle, of Penetanguishene, Ontario.
Joseph Vaillencourt
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 24.
Son of Adelarde Vaillencourt and his wife Delia Belleisle, of Penetanguishene, Ontario.
775589 Private
John Thomas West
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 43.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. West, of Brampton, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved Honour Better Than He Feared Death."
John Thomas West
116th Bn. Canadian Infantry
29th September 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 43.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. West, of Brampton, Ontario.
His headstone bears the inscription; "He Loved Honour Better Than He Feared Death."
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)
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
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)
