Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Harry Burke
In memory of:
Private Harry Burke
September 29, 1918
Tilloy, France
Military Service
2075592
24
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
42nd Bn.
Additional Information
March 15, 1894
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
August 21, 1917
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Mrs. Mary Burke, of Tignish, Prince Edward Island.
Commemorated on Page 377 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CANTIMPRE CANADIAN CEMETERY
Nord, France
E. 17.
The route to the Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery is signposted from the D939 at Raillencourt and is located 1 kilometre north of Sailly on the D140 on the left hand side of the road towards Sancourt. Sailly is a village in the Department of the Nord approximately 3 kilometres north-west of Cambrai just to the north of the main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). The "Marcoing Line," one of the German defence systems before Cambrai, ran from Marcoing Northward through Sailly to the West of Cantimpre and the East of the village of Haynecourt. The Cemetery at Cantimpre was originally called the Marcoing Line British Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 181 of 926.
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