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Roger Thomson Lamont

In memory of:

Private Roger Thomson Lamont

October 27, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

838919

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Roger and Mary Lamont, of Owen Sound, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 271 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium)
Belgium

Grave Reference:

VII. B. 4.

Location:

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg. The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Signage for Nine Elms British Cemetery

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    Signage for Nine Elms British Cemetery
    Signage for Nine Elms British Cemetery
  • Grave Marker– gravestone for Roger Lamont in Nine Elms British Cemetery

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    Grave Marker – gravestone for Roger Lamont in Nine Elms British Cemetery
  • Cemetery– Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium

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    Cemetery – Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
  • Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium

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    Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
    Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
  • Paying respects– Tribute to Roger Lamont placed at his gravestone, May 2019

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    Paying respects
    Paying respects – Tribute to Roger Lamont placed at his gravestone, May 2019
  • Registry– entry in the Visitors Book located within the Nine Elms British Cemetery

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    Registry – entry in the Visitors Book located within the Nine Elms British Cemetery
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Roger Lamont– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Roger Lamont
    Photo of Roger Lamont – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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