True and Fascinating Canadian History
Chauny Communal Cemetery
British Extension. Aisne, France.
In Memory of:
In Memory of:
Russell Tom Blight. WWI. KIA
"Chauny is a commune 35 kilometres west of Laon. Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension can be reached from the direction of Ham following the D937, Ham to Chauny Road.
It is necessary to cross a major road, the N32. Shortly after the junction the approach to Chauny is via a roundabout and a small industrial estate. After several hundred metres a left turn must be made at the first set of traffic lights, following the CWGC sign.
Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension will be found 300 metres after the junction on the right side of the road.
The Extension was made after the Armistice for the burial of remains brought in from the battlefields of the Aisne and from the following smaller cemeteries in the surrounding countryside."
The Cemetery Extension covers an area of 3,729 square metres.
The description above was quoted from the website
http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/34400/CHAUNY%20COMMUNAL%20CEMETERY%20BRITISH%20EXTENSION
"115843 Private (Lord Strathcona's Horse, Royal Canadians) Russell Thomas Blight (b.1888) of Regina was KIA 19180323 and is buried at Chauny communal cemetery British extension south of Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France.
He was the son of T.R. Blight of Plymouth, Devon, England. Russell was born at Antony, Cornwall, and left a wife Dorothy Leigh at Regina where he enlisted early in 1916.
He was a seven year veteran of the RNWMP and was a civil service clerk at the time."
Source of quote above was taken from website
http://svwm.ca/casualty-display/?ID=A000000520
Notes & Appreciation to: Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/34400/CHAUNY%20COMMUNAL%20CEMETERY%20BRITISH%20EXTENSION
Commonwealth War Dead.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/34400/CHAUNY%20COMMUNAL%20CEMETERY%20BRITISH%20EXTENSIONAddress:
Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension. Ainse. France
Source for notes about Constable Russell Thomas Blight's participation in WWI.
The Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial.http://svwm.ca/casualty-display/?ID=A000000520
