Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Roland Elgie Bland
In memory of:
Private Roland Elgie Bland
September 2, 1918
Military Service
429099
21
Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
"A" Coy. 7th Bn.
Additional Information
December 4, 1896
Son of William Elgie Bland and Edith Bland, of 1913, Beach Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. Born at Long Benton, Northumberland, England.
Commemorated on Page 370 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UPTON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
A. 24.
Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and about 4 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai main road. Upton Wood is a small wood half-way between Hendecourt and Haucourt and UPTON WOOD CEMETERY is 110 metres south of the wood and about 2 kilometres north of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 61 of 762.
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