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Overseas with The Royals (1915)
Amiens (1918)
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Monchy-le-Preux (1918)
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The 7th Trench Mortar Battery
A Regimental Goat
Regiment and Family, Bermuda 1914-15

The Royal Canadian Regiment and
The First World War - 1914-1919
Contay British Cemetery
Contay is a village on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The Cemetery lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
For more information -CWGC
Royal Canadians buried at the Contay British Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477027 | A/L-Cpl. | Stanley Francis | BAJUS | 17-Sep-16 | CVWM I. C. 17. | |
| 477342 | Pte. | Arthur Peter | GIFFORD | 12-Sep-16 | CVWM I. D. 11. | |
| 460324 | Pte. | Roderick Ross | JONES | 04-Oct-16 | CVWM I. F. 21. | |
| 455161 | Pte. | Joseph | KING | 03-Oct-16 | CVWM II. E. 20. | |
| 454062 | Pte. | George Frederick | KING | 18-Sep-16 | CVWM II. B. 27. | |
| 478530 | Pte. | Edward | McDONALD | 02-Oct-16 | CVWM II. E. 12. | |
| 477615 | Pte. | Joseph | MULCAHY | 17-Sep-16 | CVWM II. C. 1. | |
| 228491 | Pte. | George Robert | O'DONNELL | 06-Oct-18 | CVWM II. E. 8. | |
| 455657 | Pte. | Ernest William | PARTRIDGE | 09-Oct-16 | CVWM IV. A. 10. | |
| 488293 | Pte. | James Edward | STICKELS | 09-Oct-16 | CVWM IV. A. 8. | |
| 477927 | Pte. | Henry | TREUSCH | 17-Sep-16 | CVWM I. C. II. | |
| 477953 | Pte. | Eddie | WALL | 17-Sep-16 | CVWM I. C. 22. |
Photos by Avalon Eastman; a member of the Great War Forum.
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