Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Saxelby
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Walter Saxelby
October 8, 1915
Military Service
73960
28
Army
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
28th Bn.
Additional Information
March 26, 1887
Son of Eliza Saxelby, of Belton, Grantham, England, and the late John Saxelby.
Commemorated on Page 35 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
K. 81.
KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY is located 8 kilometres south of Ieper on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel. From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg (made prominent by a railway level crossing). On reaching the village of Kemmel the first right hand turning leads onto the Reningelststraat. 600 metres along the Reningelststraat lies the right hand turning onto Nieuwstraat. 500 metres along the Nieuwstraat on the right hand side of the road lies the cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England -
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Photo of WALTER SAXELBY – In memory of the men from the 28th Battalion CEF who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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