Military service
Service number:
898
Age:
33
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1st Battalion
Death:
July 1, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 108.
Additional information
Son of Nathaniel and Emma Pike, of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Born at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
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A letter from George
New Year's greetings from George to his farther prior to the First World War. -
The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery
The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. -
Gravemarker
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Newspaper Clipping
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Entrance
Entrance - Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Y Ravine Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Edward Pike
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 97 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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