Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Population (1999) 212 Local time Friday 5:35 PM | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Croisilles Area 6.29 km² Arrondissement Arras | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Chérisy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Map of 62128 Ch%C3%A9risy, France
Geography
A small farming village located 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road.
Places of interest
World War I
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. 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 fignting 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.