Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Cemetery, signposted in the village, is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track (suitable for cars) from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres./p>
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Royal Canadians buried at the Courcelette British Cemetery are listed below.
Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
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477139 | Pte | William Herbert | CALVERT | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM VII. E. 10. | |
478918 | Pte | Joseph | DINGSDALE | 02-Oct-16 | CVWM XII. D. 13. | |
477456 | A/Sgt | James | JAMES | 08-Oct-16 | CVWM VII. F 16. | |
440526 | Pte | William | LOGUE | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM VIII. E. 16. | |
477650 | Sgt | Norman Harold | McLENNAN | 08-Oct-16 | CVWM - Confirmed to be buried in this cemetery by CWGC in 2016. VIII.E.15 | |
477756 | Pte | Joseph | RANDALL | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM VIII. E. II. | |
478681 | Pte | George | RITCHIE | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM II. A. 20. | |
228445 | Pte | Robert John Alexander | SCOTT | 08-Oct-16 | CVWM X. A. 9. | |
477879 | L-Cpl | Armiger | STEVENSON | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM VII. G. 8. | |
401288 | Pte | Harry Richard | TUDDENHAM | 16-Sep-16 | CVWM VII. G. 25 |
Photos by Peter Bennett, except for Pte Ritchie which was taken by Robert Pike. Both photographers are members of the Great War Forum
CWGC headstone for an unknown soldier of The Royal Canadian Regiment, buried at Courcelette British Cemetery.
Photos by CWO Grant Furholter.
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