VRÉLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.80084, Longitude: 2.68762
Location Information
Vrély is a village 32 kilometres East of Amiens, immediately South of Rosières-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
Vrély 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.
The extension was designed by Captain William Clement Von Berg, M. C.
Total Burials: 43.
Identified Casualties: Canada 35, United Kingdom 4. Total 39.
Unidentified Casualties: 4.
712705 Private
Frank Arthur Arsenaut
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
Frank Arthur Arsenaut
26th Bn. Canadian Infantry
8th August 1918.
Row A. 5.
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Bon Jesus Donnez-Lui Le Eternel Repos Adieu Au Revoir Au Ciel R. I. P.
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Bon Jesus Donnez-Lui Le Eternel Repos Adieu Au Revoir Au Ciel R. I. P.
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Reward Be As Great As His Sacrifice"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Reward Be As Great As His Sacrifice"
417400 Lance Corporal
Edmond Fournier
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918.
Row A. 22.
Edmond Fournier
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918.
Row A. 22.
1021063 Private
Luc Antoine
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 26.
Son of Gustave Lamblin and his wife Marie Page, of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba. Born at Ronchin.
Luc Antoine
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
10th August 1918, aged 23.
Row A. 26.
Son of Gustave Lamblin and his wife Marie Page, of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba. Born at Ronchin.
414989 Private
Daniel Sinclair McLean
"B"Company, 25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 21.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean, of 38, Eversfield Rd., Toronto. Born at Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See But All Is Well That's Done By Thee" Mother
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Daniel Sinclair McLean
"B"Company, 25th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918, aged 21.
Row A. 21.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean, of 38, Eversfield Rd., Toronto. Born at Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See But All Is Well That's Done By Thee" Mother
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61629 Sergeant
Jean Ries
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918.
Row A. 7.
Jean Ries
22nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th August 1918.
Row A. 7.
