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Remy Bazil Elmsley

In memory of:

Lieutenant Remy Bazil Elmsley

October 4, 1918

Military Service

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Remy and Nina Elmsley, of 1, Elmsley Place, Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 404 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 17.

Location:

Bourlon is a village approximately 6 kilometres west of Cambrai. It lies between the main Cambrai to Bapaume road (N30) and the Cambrai to Arras road (D939). The BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY is signposted from the centre of the village as is the Canadian Forces Memorial. On approaching the Memorial the road should be followed to the left where an unsurfaced track descends about 200 metres to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service
    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Photo of Remy Elmsley– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Remy Elmsley
    Photo of Remy Elmsley – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Lieutenant REMY BAZIL ELMSLEY on the family grave marker in Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario. Lieutenant ELMSLEY is buried in BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Lieutenant REMY BAZIL ELMSLEY on the family grave marker in Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario. Lieutenant ELMSLEY is buried in BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of Lt. R. B. Elmsley is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks

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    The Soldiers' Tower
    The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of Lt. R. B. Elmsley is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks
  • Memorial Room– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010. Submitted by K. Parks, Alumni Affairs.

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    Memorial Room
    Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010. Submitted by K. Parks, Alumni Affairs.

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