VRÉLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
Location Information
Vrely is a village 32 kilometres East of Amiens, immediately South of Rosieres-en-Santerre. The Communal Cemetery Extension adjoins the rear of the Communal Cemetery which is West of the village on the road to Caix.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Vrely was captured by the 2nd Canadian Division on 9 August 1918. The communal cemetery extension was made by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer after the capture of the village.
The extension contains 43 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, four of which are unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 4, Canada 39, Total Burials: 43
Vrely is a village 32 kilometres East of Amiens, immediately South of Rosieres-en-Santerre. The Communal Cemetery Extension adjoins the rear of the Communal Cemetery which is West of the village on the road to Caix.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Vrely was captured by the 2nd Canadian Division on 9 August 1918. The communal cemetery extension was made by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer after the capture of the village.
The extension contains 43 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, four of which are unidentified.
Casualty Details: UK 4, Canada 39, Total Burials: 43
199021 Sergeant
Rene Desmarais, M. M and Bar
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 13.
Son of Eusebe and Josephine Desmarais, of Keewatin, Ontario.
Rene Desmarais, M. M and Bar
25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 26.
Row A. 13.
Son of Eusebe and Josephine Desmarais, of Keewatin, Ontario.
862135 Corporal
Thomas Ferguson
19th Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 6.
Son of Robert Walter and Margaret Ferguson, of 87, Tiverton Avenue, Toronto.
Thomas Ferguson
19th Bn. Canadian Infantry
16th August 1918, aged 25.
Row B. 6.
Son of Robert Walter and Margaret Ferguson, of 87, Tiverton Avenue, Toronto.
