Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Rowland Willis
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Rowland Willis
February 27, 1915
Military Service
12915
Army
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
5th Bn.
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 42 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France
J. 7.
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 BAILLEUL 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 BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the right.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 12, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y79uvic#mode/1up -
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Grave marker – Grave marker at Bailleul Communal Cemetery showing inscription for Lance Corporal Rowland A. Willis. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.
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