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Private Roland Blades

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Military service

Service number: 81079
Age: 21
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 8th Bn.
Birth: March 19, 1894
Enlistment: Manitoba
Death: October 19, 1915

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: I. F. 157
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Brother of Mr. J. W. Blades, of 2743, East Broadway Apartment House, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 5 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Nord, France

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town.

From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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