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The First World War - 1914-1919

Denain Communal Cemetery


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Denain is a town in the Department of the Nord, next to Valenciennes on the road and motorway towards Cambrai. The Communal Cemetery is situated in the north-east corner of the town approximately 1.2 kilometres from the town centre on the D40, following the route to Oisy and the Lycee A Kastler. The Cemetery will be found at the centre of a junction 20 metres from a traffic light controlled crossroads (D40 and D240). The CWGC plot will be found in the centre of the cemetery.

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Royal Canadians buried at the Denain Communal Cemetery are listed below.

Regt. No. Rank. Given Names. Surname. Date of Death. Remarks. CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref.
3203084PteCharles JamesWARD10-Nov-18CVWM
B. 14.

CWGC headstone for Pte Charles Ward
Denain Communal Cemetery

Photos by Alain Dubois, a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group

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