Knowledge

Canadian Cemetery No. 2

Source 📝

297: 53: 339:. Battlefield clearances of the surrounding area in 1919 significantly increased the size of the cemetery. The cemetery was again reopened for burials in 1931, receiving its last Canadian burial in 1947. Despite the cemetery's name, the large majority of the dead are British. 463: 84: 443: 247: 438: 350:
soldiers, a large portion of which are unidentified. The cemetery covers an area of 10,869 square metres and is enclosed by low walls of coursed stone.
17: 448: 453: 458: 413: 309: 284: 40: 358:
Twenty-nine Canadian soldiers buried in 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade Cemetery and near Gunner's Crater, both in
317: 371: 362:, but whose graves are now lost are commemorated by special memorial headstones, inscribed to this effect. 419: 252: 347: 332: 146: 336: 325: 102: 8: 359: 212: 331:
The cemetery was originally named CD 5 and established as a battlefield cemetery of the
296: 409: 280: 151: 288: 432: 374:
was executed for desertion June 3, 1917. He is now buried in plot 19. A. 14.
423: 292: 175: 313: 198: 169: 52: 264: 163: 343: 464:
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
223:
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
321: 157: 110: 181: 444:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France
430: 420:Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint Vaast 439:Canadian military memorials and cemeteries 295: 51: 390: 14: 431: 27:WWI cemetery in Pas-de-Calais, France 318:Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park 93:Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park 395:. Casemate Publishers. p. 174. 24: 414:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 370:Private Charles Milligan, 10th Bn 335:for Canadian troops killed in the 310:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 285:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 41:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 25: 475: 403: 365: 346:now contains the graves of 2,966 449:World War I in the Pas-de-Calais 353: 316:situated on the grounds of the 384: 312:burial ground for the dead of 13: 1: 454:1917 establishments in France 377: 372:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 7: 459:Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais 10: 480: 391:Putkowski, Julian (1990). 213:UNESCO World Heritage Site 18:Charles Milligan (soldier) 278: 274: 270: 260: 243: 235: 227: 219: 210: 206: 196: 191: 144: 139: 131: 119: 78: 66: 61: 48: 37: 32: 306:Canadian Cemetery No. 2 279:Statistics source: 289:Canadian Cemetery No. 2 62:Used for those deceased 33:Canadian Cemetery No. 2 333:Canadian 4th Division 337:Battle of Vimy Ridge 326:Neuville-Saint-Vaast 103:Neuville-Saint-Vaast 85:50°22′38″N 2°45′51″E 360:Givenchy-en-Gohelle 261:Reference no. 120:Total burials 303: 302: 256: 140:Burials by nation 16:(Redirected from 471: 410:Cemetery details 397: 396: 388: 299: 281:Cemetery details 250: 127: 126: 114: 113: 106: 105: 95: 94: 88: 87: 74: 73: 57: 56: 55: 44: 43: 30: 29: 21: 479: 478: 474: 473: 472: 470: 469: 468: 429: 428: 406: 401: 400: 389: 385: 380: 368: 356: 215: 202: 187: 124: 123: 115: 109: 108: 101: 100: 97: 96: 92: 91: 89: 83: 82: 71: 70: 50: 49: 39: 38: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 477: 467: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 427: 426: 417: 405: 404:External links 402: 399: 398: 382: 381: 379: 376: 367: 366:Notable graves 364: 355: 352: 301: 300: 276: 275: 272: 271: 268: 267: 262: 258: 257: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 211: 208: 207: 204: 203: 197: 194: 193: 192:Burials by war 189: 188: 186: 185: 179: 173: 167: 161: 155: 152:United Kingdom 145: 142: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 121: 117: 116: 99: 90: 80: 76: 75: 68: 64: 63: 59: 58: 46: 45: 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 476: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 434: 425: 421: 418: 415: 411: 408: 407: 394: 387: 383: 375: 373: 363: 361: 354:Commemoration 351: 349: 345: 340: 338: 334: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 277: 273: 269: 266: 263: 259: 254: 249: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 220:Official name 218: 214: 209: 205: 200: 195: 190: 183: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 148: 147:Allied Powers 143: 138: 134: 130: 122: 118: 112: 104: 86: 81: 77: 69: 65: 60: 54: 47: 42: 36: 31: 19: 424:Find a Grave 393:Shot at Dawn 392: 386: 369: 357: 348:Commonwealth 341: 330: 305: 304: 293:Find a Grave 176:South Africa 132:Commemorated 314:World War I 199:World War I 170:New Zealand 67:Established 433:Categories 378:References 244:Designated 98:near  72:April 1917 320:near the 265:1567-PC04 239:i, ii, vi 164:Australia 344:cemetery 324:town of 236:Criteria 231:Cultural 79:Location 253:session 322:French 251:(45th 201:: 2965 158:Canada 154:: 2241 111:France 308:is a 182:India 160:: 695 125:2,966 342:The 248:2023 228:Type 166:: 19 422:at 291:at 184:: 1 178:: 2 172:: 7 435:: 412:. 328:. 283:. 135:29 107:, 416:. 287:. 255:) 20:)

Index

Charles Milligan (soldier)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

50°22′38″N 2°45′51″E
Neuville-Saint-Vaast
France
Allied Powers
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
World War I
UNESCO World Heritage Site
2023
session
1567-PC04
Cemetery details
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Canadian Cemetery No. 2
Find a Grave
Edit this at Wikidata
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
World War I
Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park
French
Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Canadian 4th Division
Battle of Vimy Ridge

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.