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James Matthews Davey

In memory of:

Private James Matthews Davey

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

475815

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

August 3, 1896

Commemorated on Page 225 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Grave C. C. 4., Neuville-St. Vaast Mem. 4.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 549 of 1140. Buried just South of Petite Vimy, ¾ mile West of Vimy France. The grave was destroyed in later battles. His sacrifice is commemorated at BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 549 of 1140. Buried just South of Petite Vimy, ¾ mile West of Vimy France. The grave was destroyed in later battles. His sacrifice is commemorated at BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Memorial– Written "To the Memory of These Canadian Soldiers Killed in Action in April 1917 and Buried at the time in Grave C.C. 4 Neuville St Vaast which was destroyed in the later battles" (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Written "To the Memory of These Canadian Soldiers Killed in Action in April 1917 and Buried at the time in Grave C.C. 4 Neuville St Vaast which was destroyed in the later battles" (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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