The RCR in the Great War
War Diary
Battle Honours
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Roll of Honour
Prisoners of War
Cemetery List
Cemetery Map
Courts Martial
Officers
NCOs and Soldiers
An Officer's Diary (1914-1918)
Recollections of a Nonagenerian (R. England) (1916-1919)
On to Bermuda (1914-15)
Overseas with The Royals (1915)
Amiens (1918)
Cambrai (1918)
Monchy-le-Preux (1918)
Badges - Signs of the Times
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
Niederzwehren Cemetery
The city of Kassel lies in the centre of Germany approx 165kms south of Hannover. From the A49 Kassel to Gudensberg motorway take exit 6 (Ausfahrt 6) KASSEL-NIEDERZWEHREN. This merges onto the FRANKFURTERSTRASSE. Continue for approx 1km, then turn right (CWGC sign) onto the DITTERHÄUSERSTRASSE. Continue for approx 400m and turn right (CWGC sign). Continue for a further 800m (back under the motorway) and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto AM KIELSBERG. Continue up the hill for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- Am Kielsberg 34134 Kassel Germany GPS Location is:- N 51 15 49 E 09 27 56
For more information - CWGC
Royal Canadians buried at the Niederzwehren Cemetery are listed below.
| Regt. No. | Rank. | Given Names. | Surname. | Date of Death. | Remarks. | CVWM/CWGC Link; Grave Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieut. | William MacGregor | BLOTT | 13-May-17 | CVWM III. H. I. |
Photos by Leif Carl.
Photos by Jürgen Leister.
News coverage of German memorial service at Niederzwehren Cemetery, 15 Nov 2009.
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