The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Gravenhurst (Lakeview) Cemetery
Lakeview Cemetery, located on Wagner Street in Gravenhurst.
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Royal Canadians buried at the Gravenhurst (Lakeview) Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402596 | Pte | George Hugo | PIKE | 18-Jan-17 | CVWM Grave Ref: N/A |
George Hugo Pike attested for overseas service at Walkerton, ON, on 19 Jan 1915. His service number, 402596, was assigned to the 34th Battalion. The 34th Battalion was disbanded in November 1916 and did not serve overseas as a unit. His history beyond this will require an examination of his service record to sort out:
- Pike is identified in the Canadian Virtual War Memorial as being a soldier of The Royal Canadian Regiment, although also annotated "36th Div".
- Pike is identified in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database as being a soldier of The Royal Canadian Regiment, although also annotated "36th Bn".
- Pike is identified in the Book of Remembrance as a soldier of the 11th Reserve Battalion.
- As can be seen in the following photos, Pike was buried as a soldier of the 36th Battalion. (The 36th Battalion did not serve in France as a unit and was disbanded in England, January 1917.)
- Pike is not found in the Part II Daily Orders of The RCR for the Battalion in France and Flanders. This only means that he may not have actually reached the unit in France, not that he was not a Royal Canadian.
Photos by LS Tom Beveridge.
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)
