As Regimental Archivist, I’ve been entering names of QOR soldiers into our Collection Management System (called PastPerfect), which currently contains just over 9,000 names.

I’m currently working on entering names and basic information from our First World War Virtual Memorial page. This memorial page, containing 2239 casualties, was made possible through the work done by the former Regimental Padre, Captain Craig Cameron, CD. Additional work on those who joined perpetuated battalions was done by former Regimental Sergeant Major, CWO Shaun Kelly, CD, and museum volunteer Alex Meyer. Our thanks to Operation Picture Me for many of the photos used in individual profiles.

To date, we’ve probably entered about 60% of those WWI casualties into our CMS. We’ve included information gathered from the Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Ancestry.ca, Library and Archives Canada’s online service records, and War Graves Register (Circumstances of Death) cards, also available online.

Today is the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. This battle was the first time that pretty much all Canadians serving in Europe fought together in the First Canadian Corps. While Vimy Ridge was taken by the Canadians after several failed attempts by other allies, it was not a particularly significant contribution to the overall war. However, it is widely regarded as a defining moment in the development of Canadian national identity, often described as the “birth of a nation”.

So far, we have identified 32 soldiers who died on 9 April 1917 in our First World War Memorial, and I’m sure there are more as we continue to enter names and information. These 31 names are in the table below. We encourage you to click the links on the names for more information.

Not included here are (so far) another 11 names of those who died on the 10th and 11th of April, including some who died of wounds received on the 9th.

Not all these soldiers were serving in the 3rd Battalion; however the entry in their war diary for 9 April makes for an interesting read.

Full Name	Highest Rank Received	Birth Date	Deceased Date	AGe At Death	Cemetery/Memorial
Allard, Thomas Edward	Private	25 Sep 1887	09 Apr 1917	29	Zivy Crater, Thelus, France
Baily, George Wesley	Lance Corporal	13 Oct 1892	09 Apr 1917	24	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Bicker, Ernest Henry	Lance Corporal	28 Apr 1892	09 Apr 1917	24	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Brown, Fred	Private	17 Jul 1880	09 Apr 1917	36	Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Pas de Calais, France
Buchanan, George	Private	07 Apr 1893	09 Apr 1917	24	Zivy Crater, Thelus, France
Buckles, Robert	Private	16 Dec 1897	09 Apr 1917	19	Vimy Memorial, France
Bullock, Arthur Dudley	Private	07 Jun 1897	09 Apr 1917	19	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Bullock, William Edward “Teddy”	Lance Corporal	17 Nov 1889	09 Apr 1917	27	Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Charbonneau, Milton Timothy Garfee	Private	24 Jan 1897	09 Apr 1917	19	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Cox, Thomas Henry	Private	22 Jul 1888	09 Apr 1917	28	Quatre-Vents Cemetery, Estree-Cauchy, France
Craig, George Alexander	Lance Sergeant	05 Dec 1879	09 Apr 1917	37	Vimy Memorial, France
Curry, Walter Eyre	Major	28 Feb 1891	09 Apr 1917	26	Ecoivres Military Cemetery, France
Davidson, George	Private	31 Oct 1892	09 Apr 1917	25	Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
France, Lawrence Frederick	Lance Corporal	21 Mar 1896	09 Apr 1917	21	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Greenwell, Matthew	Private	08 Oct 1893	09 Apr 1917	23	Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, pas de Calais, France
Hale, Corrie	Private	08 Jul 1893	09 Apr 1917	23	Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Hall, Thomas Chisholm	Lance Corporal	17 Mar 1893	09 Apr 1917	23	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Hamilton, William	Private	04 Mar 1882	09 Apr 1917	35	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Hanna, Roy Franklin	Private	23 Dec 1894	09 Apr 1917	22	Vimy Memorial, France
Henderson, Thomas	Private	14 Jul 1894	09 Apr 1917	22	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Hewer, Frederick Norman	Lance Corporal	10 Sep 1894	09 Apr 1917	22	Vimy Memorial, France
Hollingshead, Roy	Private	04 Mar 1892	09 Apr 1917	24	Ecoivres Military Cemetery, France
Horn, Harvey Lorne	Private	07 Jan 1891	09 Apr 1917	27	Vimy Memorial, France
Jackson, Edwin	Private	25 Nov 1883	09 Apr 1917	33	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
James, Richard Augustus	Private	12 Sep 1894	09 Apr 1917	23	Bois-Carre British Military Cemetery, France
Jennings, Frederick Leo	Private	11 Jul 1892	09 Apr 1917	26	Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Johnson, Andrew	Sergeant	04 Jun 1889	09 Apr 1917	27	Vimy Memorial, France
Kelsey, Lorne Neil	Corporal	01 Jul 1893	09 Apr 1917	23	Vimy Memorial, France
Keyworth, William	Private	26 Jan 1886	09 Apr 1917	31	Vimy Memorial, France
Killin, John	Private	27 Aug 1895	09 Apr 1917	21	Vimy Memorial, France
King, Elbern	Private	01 Feb 1894	09 Apr 1917	23	Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Libby, Alfred Henry	Private	24 Aug 1895	09 Apr 1917	21	Thelus Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

We will remember them.