Military service
Service number:
839005
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
58th Bn.
Birth:
April 21, 1893
Sarawak, Grey County, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 17, 1916
Owen Sound, Ontario
Death:
October 26, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of Charles and Adelaide Cavelle, of Presque Isle, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
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Photo of Charles Alexander Cavelle
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Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate, photo courtesy of Marg Liessens. -
Photo of Arlie Cavell
Arlie was the family nickname. Short form of Charlie. Although Charles spelled his name Cavelle, you will note on his attestation paper that his mother is listed as Addie Cavell -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 163. Page 113 of 958. -
Remembrance Wreath
In memory of Charles "Arlie" Alexander Cavelle, a Remembrance Wreath was laid during the Last Post Ceremony held under the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium on June 29, 2017. This was undertaken by his great-nephew (and wife) who together travelled from Calgary, Alberta, Canada to visit the memorial on behalf of the many descendants of the Cavell family. The card reads "For Charles A. Cavelle, 3rd Divsion CEF, Forever loved and missed by his family." -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Alexander Cavelle
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 214 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
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