The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Cemeteries
Soldiers of The Royal Canadian Regiment who are known to be casualties of the Great War are buried in at least 183 Cemeteries in nine countries. The pages linked below will provide information on each of these cemeteries and list those Royal Canadians identified as casualties of the Great War known to be buried therein. In many of the Canadian cemeteries listed below there may also be found other Royal Canadians whose deaths occured either before the First World War, or after the final date for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists. An interactive map showing cemetery locations is also available.
The camera icon indicates the inclusion of one or more gravestone photos. Many of these photos have been generously provided by members of the Great War Forum and the Army.ca Forums. A blue camera icon indicates that not all gravestone photos are included for those cemeteries.
- Belgium
- Bedford House Cemetery (Enclosure 4) (1)
- Brandhoek Military Cemetery (5)
- Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery Extension (1)
- Dozinghem Military Cemetery (2)
- Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery (1)
- La Clytte Military Cemetery (1)
- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (21)
- Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery (3)
- Locre Churchyard (1)
- Maple Copse Cemetery (3)
- Mendinghem Military Cemetery (2)
- Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial (65)
- Menin Road South Military Cemetery (19)
- Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery (4)
- Nine Elms British Cemetery (3)
- Oxford Road Cemetery (1)
- Poelcapelle British Cemetery (2)
- Poperinghe New Military Cemetery (1)
- Quievrain Communal Cemetery (2)
- Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (2)
- Ridge Wood Military Cemetery (1)
- Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (1)
- St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (7)
- Tyne Cot Cemetery (1)
- Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (1)
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Prince George Cemetery (1)
- Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery (1)
- Veterans' Cemetery (Esquimalt) (1)
- Victoria Jewish Cemetery (1)
- Manitoba
- Portage-la-Prairie (Hillside) Cemetery (1)
- Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery (1)
- Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery (1)
- New Brunswick
- Arthurette Cemetery, Victoria County (1)
- Black River Cemetery (1)
- Fredericton Rural Cemetery (1)
- Saint John (Fernhill) Cemetery (2)
- Nova Scotia
- Bear River (Mount Hope) Cemetery (1)
- Bridgewater (Brookside) Cemetery (1)
- Christmas Island (St. Barra's) Cemetery (1)
- Fort Massey Cemetery (Halifax) (7)
- Halifax (Mount Olivet) Cemetery (3)
- Halifax (St. John's) Cemetery (1)
- Kentville (Oak Grove) Cemetery (2)
- Lower Wood Harbour (Greenwood) Cemetery (1)
- Mahone Bay (Park) Cemetery (1)
- Malagash Cemetery (1)
- Plympton (Holy Cross) Roman Catholic Cemetery (1)
- Stellarton (Our Lady Of Lourdes) Cemetery (1)
- Stewiacke (Trinity) Cemetery (1)
- Sydney (Holy Cross) Cemetery (1)
- Truro (Terrace Hill) Cemetery (1)
- West Bay Road Cemetery (1)
- Windsor Maplewood Cemetery (1)
- Ontario
- Brantford (Mount Hope) Cemetery (1)
- Coe Hill (Salem) Pioneer Cemetery (1)
- Flinton United Church Cemetery (1)
- Gravenhurst (Lakeview) Cemetery (1)
- Hamilton Cemetery (4)
- Ottawa (Notre Dame) Roman Catholic Cemetery (1)
- Peterborough (Little Lake) Cemetery (1)
- Puslinch (Crown) Cemetery (1)
- Seymour (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery (1)
- St. Catharine's (Victoria Lawn) Cemetery (1)
- Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery (6)
- Toronto (St. John's Norway) Cemetery (1)
- Waterford (Greenwood) Cemetery (1)
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Denmark
- France
- Nord
- Anneux British Cemetery (1)
- Auberchicourt British Cemetery (1)
- Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (1)
- Canada Cemetery (Tilloy-les-Cambrai) (2)
- Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery (1)
- Crest Cemetery (7)
- Denain Communal Cemetery (1)
- Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery (1)
- Maroc British Cemetery (1)
- Meteren Military Cemetery (2)
- Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion (1)
- Porte-De-Paris Cemetery (1)
- Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (16)
- Sin-Le-Noble Communal Cemetery (1)
- St. Olle British Cemetery (5)
- St. Souplet British Cemetery (1)
- Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery (8)
- Pas de Calais
- Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension (1)
- Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension (8)
- Barlin Communal Cemetery (7)
- Beehive Cemetery (Willerval) (3)
- Bois-Carre British Cemetery (12)
- Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (6)
- Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension (2)
- Bucquoy Road Cemetery (11)
- Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (3)
- Duisans British Cemetery (6)
- Dury Crucifix Cemetery (1)
- Ecoivres Military Cemetery (29)
- Etaples Military Cemetery (6)
- Faubourg-D'amiens Cemetery, Arras (3)
- Hermies Hill British Cemetery (1)
- Houchin British Cemetery (2)
- La Chaudiere Military Cemetery (53)
- La Targette British Cemetery (1)
- Lapugnoy Military Cemetery (6)
- Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery (5)
- Lillers Communal Cemetery (2)
- Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (2)
- Monchy British Cemetery (1)
- Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery (5)
- Orange Hill Cemetery (2)
- Petit-Vimy British Cemetery (4)
- Quarry Wood Cemetery (1)
- Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 (1)
- St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension (1)
- Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St.-Nazaire (2)
- Terlincthun British Cemetery (2)
- Thelus Military Cemetery (11)
- Villers Station Cemetery (1)
- Vimy Memorial (182)
- Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt (14)
- Wailly Orchard Cemetery (2)
- Wimereux Communal Cemetery (2)
- Seine-Maritime
- Somme
- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (1)
- Adanac Military Cemetery (3)
- Albert Communal Cemetery Extension (5)
- Bagneux British Cemetery (1)
- Bouchoir New British Cemetery (1)
- Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (1)
- Contay British Cemetery (12)
- Courcelette British Cemetery (10)
- Hourges Orchard Cemetery, Domart-Sur-La-Luce (2)
- Longueau British Cemetery (1)
- Mezieres Communal Cemetery (2)
- Pozieres British Cemetery (1)
- Puchevillers British Cemetery (4)
- Regina Trench Cemetery (50)
- Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (3)
- St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens (2)
- Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (1)
- Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (2)
- Germany
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Berkshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Fort Pitt Military Cemetery (1)
- Lenham Cemetery (1)
- Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard Extension (1)
- Shorncliffe Military Cemetery (3)
- Lancashire
- London
- Middlesex
- Northern Ireland (County Down)
- Shropshire
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Chichester Cemetery (1)
- Hastings Cemetery (1)
- Warwickshire
- West Lothian
- Yorkshire
Pro Patria
- The O'Leary Collection; Medals of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
- Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World War
- Researching The Royal Canadian Regiment
- The RCR in the First World War
- Badges of The RCR
- The Senior Subaltern
- The Minute Book (blog)
- Rogue Papers
- Tactical Primers
- The Regimental Library
- Battle Honours
- Perpetuation of the CEF
- A Miscellany
- Quotes
- The Frontenac Times
- Site Map
The RCR in the Great War
War Diary
Battle Honours
Battle Bars and The RCR
The RCR Battle Bar Ledger (pdf)
Honours and Awards
Roll of Honour
Prisoners of War
Cemetery List
Cemetery Map
Courts Martial
Officers
RSMs of The RCR (1914-1919)
NCOs and Soldiers
An Officer's Diary (1914-1918)
Recollections of a Nonagenerian (R. England) (1916-1919)
On to Bermuda (1914-15)
England and France 1915-1916 (Hayes; 1931)
Overseas with The Royals (1915)
Regimental History Pamphlet (1917)
Amiens (1918)
Cambrai (1918)
Monchy-le-Preux (1918)
Under-aged Soldiers in The RCR
Not All Were Volunteers; The RCR and the Military Service Act
Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
The 7th Trench Mortar Battery
A Regimental Goat
Regiment and Family, Bermuda 1914-15
"March the Guilty Bastard In"
Surrendered as Stowaway
Re-Visiting the Great War Roll of Honour for The RCR
Canadian Corps Trench Standing Orders (1916)
