The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Menin Road South Military Cemetery
Menin Road South Military Cemetery is located 2 Kms east of Ieper town centre, on the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. The Cemetery is located 800 metres along the Meenseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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Royal Canadians buried at the Menin Road South Military Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477004 | Pte | James | ADAMSON | 01-Jun-16 | CVWM I. P. 1. | |
| 478598 | Pte | John Milledge | BUCKLER | 16-Jul-16 | CVWM I. O. 22. | |
| 477129 | A/L-Cpl | Edward | BURDEN | 18-Aug-16 | CVWM I. Q. 31. | |
| 477173 | A/L-Cpl | Herbert | CLARK | 22-May-16 | CVWM I. O. 3. | |
| 477193 | Pte | Harry Scott | COOTS | 01-Jun-16 | CVWM I. P. 2. | |
| 477238 | Pte | Alfred | DEAVIN | 06-Aug-16 | CVWM I. O. 20. | |
| Lieut. | Frank Robert Lawson | de SALIS | 02-Jun-16 | CVWM III. E. 5. | ||
| 477272 | Pte | Ernest | DUNLOP | 14-Jul-16 | CVWM I. O. 24. | |
| 478799 | Pte | Frank Harold | HIRTLE | 17-Aug-16 | CVWM I. O. 37. | |
| 440024 | L-Sgt | Frederick Alfred | LAKER | 14-Aug-16 | CVWM I. O. 19. | |
| 454733 | Pte | Thomas | LARIVIERE | 24-Jun-16 | CVWM I. P. 3. | |
| 455323 | Pte | Ulric E. | LATOUR | 24-Jun-16 | CVWM I. P. 14. | |
| 440026 | Pte | Wilfred | LEPAGE | 17-Aug-16 | CVWM I. O. 38. | |
| 477702 | L-Cpl | David | PATERSON | 03-Aug-16 | CVWM I. RI. 5. | |
| 460612 | Pte | Frederick Joseph | SCOTT | 15-Jul-16 | CVWM I. O. 23. | |
| 477889 | Pte | Edward | STOCKTON | 31-May-16 | CVWM I. O. 16. | |
| 442238 | Pte | Ralph | WILEY | 27-Apr-16 | CVWM I. M. 24. | |
| Major | Arthur James | WILLIAMS | 15-Aug-16 | CVWM I. O. 30. | ||
| 478027 | Pte | James Mugford | WOOD | 07-Jun-16 | CVWM III. E. 9. |
Photos by Maj G., while serving at SHAPE HQ in Mons, Belgium; and by Robert Pike, a member of the Great War Forum.
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)
