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Brother of Mr. J. W. Blades, of 2743, East Broadway Apartment House, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
Digital gallery of Private Roland Blades
Image gallery
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for Roland Blades in Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 561 of 734
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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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