Chérisy
Encyclopedia
Chérisy is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
, in the Pas-de-Calais, France, was captured by the 18th Division on 3 May 1917, but lost the same night. It then remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918.
It was in the retaking of Chérisy that Major Georges Philias Vanier, the future GOC of the Royal 22e Régiment
and Governor General of Canada
(1959–1967) was wounded, as a result of which his leg was amputated.
Quebec Cemetery, Chérisy.
Quebec Cemetery was made by fighting units. Those buried there, mainly men of the 22nd and 24th Battalions Canadian Infantry (both from Quebec
), were killed between 26 August and 28 September 1918.
Quebec Cemetery contains 195 First World War burials, 12 of them unidentified.
English émigré to Canada, Private Alfred S. Loose was killed on 28 September 1918, aged 25 years.
The cemetery was designed by G. H. Goldsmith.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
A small farming village located 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road.Population
Places of interest
- The church of Saint-Vaast, rebuilt, like most of the village after the ravages of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. - World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
cemetery.
World War I
Chérisy village, south-east of ArrasArras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
, in the Pas-de-Calais, France, was captured by the 18th Division on 3 May 1917, but lost the same night. It then remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918.
It was in the retaking of Chérisy that Major Georges Philias Vanier, the future GOC of the Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment
The Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...
and Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
(1959–1967) was wounded, as a result of which his leg was amputated.
Quebec Cemetery, Chérisy.
Quebec Cemetery was made by fighting units. Those buried there, mainly men of the 22nd and 24th Battalions Canadian Infantry (both from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
), were killed between 26 August and 28 September 1918.
Quebec Cemetery contains 195 First World War burials, 12 of them unidentified.
English émigré to Canada, Private Alfred S. Loose was killed on 28 September 1918, aged 25 years.
The cemetery was designed by G. H. Goldsmith.