Chérisy village, south-east of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais, France, was captured by the 18th Division on 3 May 1917, but lost the same night. On 15 September 1917 a trench raid was carried out by british forces in the area.[5]
It then remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918. It was in the retaking of Chérisy that Major Georges Philias Vanier, the future GOC of the Royal 22e Régiment and Governor General of Canada (1959–1967) was wounded, as a result of which his leg was amputated. In addition to Vanier, GOC of the 26th Battalion, Lt-Col. A. E. G. McKenzie was killed during action on 28 August 1918.
Quebec Cemetery, Chérisy. Many of those buried there are men of the 22nd and 24th Battalions Canadian Infantry (both from Quebec), were killed between 26 August and 28 September 1918. Quebec Cemetery contains 195 First World War burials, 12 of them unidentified. English émigré to Canada, Private Alfred S. Loose was killed on 28 September 1918, aged 25 years. The cemetery was designed by G. H. Goldsmith.
Sun Quarry Cemetery Located approx. 1 kilometer southeast of Cherisy and contains 191 First World War burials. Many of the casualties of the August–September 1918 fighting that took place in the area. The cemetery contains many men of the 26th Battalion Canadian Infantry (from New Brunswick). The cemetery was also designed by G. H. Goldsmith.
chérisy, confused, with, cherisy, eure, loir, department, french, pronunciation, ʃeʁizi, commune, calais, department, hauts, france, region, france, communethe, church, coat, armslocation, show, franceshow, hauts, francecoordinates, 9128, 9128countryfranceregi. Not to be confused with Cherisy in the Eure et Loir department Cherisy French pronunciation ʃeʁizi is a commune in the Pas de Calais department in the Hauts de France region of France 3 CherisyCommuneThe church of CherisyCoat of armsLocation of CherisyCherisyShow map of FranceCherisyShow map of Hauts de FranceCoordinates 50 14 06 N 2 54 46 E 50 235 N 2 9128 E 50 235 2 9128CountryFranceRegionHauts de FranceDepartmentPas de CalaisArrondissementArrasCantonBapaumeIntercommunalityCC Sud ArtoisGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Patrick Visentin 1 Area16 29 km2 2 43 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 290 Density46 km2 120 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code62223 62128Elevation52 98 m 171 322 ft avg 66 m or 217 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 World War I 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditA small farming village located 9 miles 15 km southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1968188 1975175 1 02 1982189 1 11 1990209 1 27 1999212 0 16 2007253 2 23 2012304 3 74 2017293 0 73 Source INSEE 4 Places of interest EditThe church of Saint Vaast rebuilt like most of the village after the ravages of World War I World War I cemeteries World War I EditCherisy village south east of Arras in the Pas de Calais France was captured by the 18th Division on 3 May 1917 but lost the same night On 15 September 1917 a trench raid was carried out by british forces in the area 5 It then remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918 It was in the retaking of Cherisy that Major Georges Philias Vanier the future GOC of the Royal 22e Regiment and Governor General of Canada 1959 1967 was wounded as a result of which his leg was amputated In addition to Vanier GOC of the 26th Battalion Lt Col A E G McKenzie was killed during action on 28 August 1918 Quebec Cemetery Cherisy Many of those buried there are men of the 22nd and 24th Battalions Canadian Infantry both from Quebec were killed between 26 August and 28 September 1918 Quebec Cemetery contains 195 First World War burials 12 of them unidentified English emigre to Canada Private Alfred S Loose was killed on 28 September 1918 aged 25 years The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith Sun Quarry Cemetery Located approx 1 kilometer southeast of Cherisy and contains 191 First World War burials Many of the casualties of the August September 1918 fighting that took place in the area The cemetery contains many men of the 26th Battalion Canadian Infantry from New Brunswick The cemetery was also designed by G H Goldsmith See also EditCommunes of the Pas de Calais departmentReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 INSEE commune file Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Badsey Stephen 1989 The trench raid at Cherisy 15 September 1917 Imperial War Museum Review 4 87 95 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cherisy The British Commonwealth cemetery at Cherisy nbsp This Arras arrondissement Pas de Calais geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This World War I article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cherisy amp oldid 1173206296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
