Military Graves - Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales

The churchyard of St. Margaret's, known locally as the "Marble Church", ist he final resting place of more then 110 men and women who served in Commenwealth forces during the First World War. The earliest war grave date from the summer of 1916. More than 30 of those buried here were British soldiers, many from Welsh regiments, but the majority served with the Canadian army. Alongside them are a Canadian nurse and a member of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, a femal unit which provided logistical and clerical support for the army.
Nearby Kinmel Park became an imortant military camp during the First World War. A system of practice trenches, some of which has been preserved, was intended to acclimatize thousands of men tot he complex battle-lines oft he Western Front. The camp was also a key site for medical care, with nearly 1,300 beds in huts and under canvas. In December 1918 No. 9 Canadian General Hospital relocated to Kinmel from Shorncliffe in Kent, and remained here until June 1919.
In the months after the Armistice of November 1918, as many as 15,000 Canadians were housed at Kinmel Park while awaiting their passage home. On average, Canadian soldiers spent around a month in Britain before repatriation. As in other camps, conditions over the winter were difficult, with overcrowding and shortages of coal and food. Although the longest-serving men and those with dependents were normally returned home first, logistical difficulties sometimes made this impossible.
Discontent among waiting soldiers led to several disturbances in Canadian camps across Britain. The worst was at Kinmel, where a riot involving more than 800 men took place on 4 and 5 March 1919, after a ship assigned to transport troops home was diverted elsewhere. Five Canadian soldiers died in the violence and were buried here, although one was later reburied in Canada.
Most of the Canadians laid to rest in Bodelwyddan were victims of the influenza pandemic which reached Kinmel in late 1918. Spanish flu is estimated to have killed some 50 million people around the world between 1918 and 1920, and around 250,000 in Britain alone. Among the Canadians buried here were several with British parents, or who were born in the United Kingdom. A memorial of red sandstone stands in the churchyard, erected by Canadian soldiers in honour of their comrades who died at Kinmel.

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	W. H. Stow	G. Brown (E. Lewis)	R. W. Armstrong
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 3314639 20 October 1918 8th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 430	Private 2140717 20 October 1918 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 431	Private 3040679 19 October 1918 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 432


	V. P. Drips	M. H. Caudle
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 2140716 abt. 1876 23 October 1918 42 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 436 Son of Joseph and Hannah Drips. Born in Iowa, USA.	Private 901061 abt. 1890 22 October 1918 28 17th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 435 Son of John T. Caudle, of Truro; husband of Ruth A. Dunham (formerly Caudle), of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.


	J. Waddell	A. Clark
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 2140613 abt. 1878 23 October 1918 40 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 437 Son of Alexander and Agnes Waddell; husband of Margaret Waddell, of 3,316, 26th St., San Francisco, California, USA. Born in Scotland.	Driver 3038094 abt. 1889 23 October 1918 29 Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 438 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark, of 376, Wellington St., Toronto, Canada.


	Joseph Alfred Lapine	Emory Elman Doel
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 4002030 abt. 1893 23 October 1918 25 4th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 441 Son of Martin and Mary Lapine, of 242, Tuscarora St., Windsor, Ontario. Born at Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.	Sergeant 3108522 abt. 1895 23 October 1918 23 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 442 Son of Mrs. Minnie Doel, of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Born at Wainfleet, Ontario.


	C. R. Card	William Edward Faulkner	Hilliard Patrick Baker
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 2024695 20 October 1918 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 433	Private 3312044 abt. 1896 23 October 1918 22 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 434 Son of Frank and Mary Faulkner, of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada.	Private 3111370 abt. 1896 24 October 1918 22 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 440 Eldest son of John and Mary Baker, of Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada.


	G. J. Kean	T. A. Park
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Gunner 338554 24 October 1918 Canadian Field Artillery 444	Gunner 339200 23 October 1918 Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 445


	W. A. McLean	William Wood
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 763075 17 March 1919 Canadian Forestry Corps 511	Private 3131221 abt. 1898 23 October 1918 20 4th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 439


	P. Lynn	Harold John Farrar
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 3311505 23 October 1918 8th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 446	Gunner (Signaller) 342807 abt. 1898 30 May 1919 21 2nd Bde. Canadian Garrison Artillery 520 Son of Joseph and Grace Irene Farrar, of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.


	William Fraser McCaskill	George Stephen White	J. Kent
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 2024860 abt. 1894 24 October 1918 24 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 443 Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. McCaskill, of Cloverdale, British Columbia. Born at Tynehead, British Columbia.	Sergeant 436661 abt. 1892 26 October 1918 24 15th Bn. Canadian Infantry 448 Son of George and Annie White, of Galhampton, Somerset, England; husband of Laura C. White, of 12,813, 63rd St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Private 3312106 26 October 1918 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 449


	R. J. Loshaw	Ernest Graham Parson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 3312087 24 October 1918 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 447	Private 2020573 abt. 1895 26 October 1918 23 1st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 454 Son of Capt. H. and Caroline Parsons, of R, 400 Pembroke St., Victoria, British Columbia.


	F. Walker	R. Winters	J. A. A. Cowan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 739739 26 October 1918 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 450	Private 3355406 25 October 1918 15th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 451	Sapper 164645 27 January 1919 11th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 473

George Edward Bennett
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Gunner 2023376 abt. 1892 26 October 1918 26 Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 452 Son of John Samuel and Louisa A. Bennett, of 1257, 17th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia. Born at Kamloops, British Columbia.


	N. J. Griggs	H. P. Lett
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Gunner 3059423 27 October 1918 Canadian Field Artillery 456	Gunner (Signaller) 2022937 abt. 1893 03 Novemberr 1918 25 Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 463 Son of the Rev. Francis G. and Ann J. Lett, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Merrickville, Ontario.


	H. G. Roberts	Horace George Wilkinson	F. Meyers
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 436142 30 October 1918 21st (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 458	Gunner 2023204 abt. 1895 02 November 1918 23 Reserve Bde. Canadian Field Artillery 460 Son of Elizabeth and John Wilkinson, of 2,043, Whyte Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia.	Private 3353035 18 October 1918 15th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 429


	G. F. Garrett	A. L. Wright
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Gunner 2663566 01 November 1918 Canadian Field Artillery 459	Private 2355366 abt. 1888 26 October 1918 30 4th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 455 Son of A. Wright.


	George Brown	A. Proulx
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 5931 abt. 1899 02 November 1918 19 2nd Bn. Royal Newfoundland Regiment 462 Son of William Henry and Hannah Maria Brown, of Tacks Beach, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland.	Private 3162556 30 October 1918 10th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 457

Ernest J. Wood
	In loving memory of Private Ernest J. Wood, 2188525, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles of Benson, Saskatchewan, who after active service in France died at the Canadian General Hospital, Kinmel Park Camp, Jan. 8. 1919, aged 19 ½ years. This headstone is a tribute of affection from his brother 3346221, Spr. G. H. Wood 3rd C. E. R. B.


	E. G. McMahon	J. H. Towsley	Alfred George Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 475407 29 January 1919 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 475	Sapper 639181 abt. 1896 30 January 1919 23 11th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 477 Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Towsley, of Brockville, Ontario.	Sapper 490597 abt. 1890 02 February 1919 29 11th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 478 Son of Edward and Mary Smith. Born at Pembroke Dock.


	J. Henderson	A. Neville	Charles Forbes
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Sapper 724241 27 January 1919 Canadian Railway Troops 476	Private 2383381 05 February 1919 11th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 479	Sapper 472733 abt. 1890 06 February 1919 29 11th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 480 Son of the late Isaac Forbes, of Aberdeen.


	William Wilkinson	Frederick Sumsion	William Bogle
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 766311 abt. 1892 06 February 1919 27 19th Bn. Canadian Infantry 481 Son of William and Theresa Wilkinson, of 81, Hounslow Heath Rd., Toronto. Born in London, England.	Private 285364 abt. 1881 08 February 1919 38 12th (Reserve) Bn. Canadian Infantry 482	Private 871099 abt. 1870 10 February 1919 49 1st Bn. Canadian Labour Corps 483 Husband of E. Bogle, of 257, Awera St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Londonderry, Ireland.


	R. L. Leander	W. Albany	J. S. Phelps
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Sapper 2184414 10 February 1919 Canadian Railway Troops 484	Sapper 1007062 abt. 1894 10 February 1919 25 10th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 485 Son of Peter A. Albany, of Latchford, Ontario, Canada.	Private 249385 10 February 1919 Canadian Army Medical Corps 486


	C. R. Baverstock	R. G. Martin	J. A. Connell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 514556 12 February 1919 47th Bn. Canadian Infantry 487	Private 868230 abt. 1887 12 February 1919 32 25th Coy. Canadian Forestry Corps 488 Son of Catherine Martin, of 711, Bethune St., Peterborough, Ontario, and the late Henry E. Martin.	Private 787346 13 February 1919 Canadian Army Service Corps 489


	F. Jauncey	A. J. Martin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Sergeant 282 14 February 1919 Royal Canadian Dragoons 490	Corporal 154059 13 February 1919 Canadian Railway Troops 491


	Amos Charles Lefebvre Church	J. Boyd	Ernest Norton Cleverdon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Sergeant 516027 abt. 1894 14 February 1919 25 1st Siege Bty. Canadian Garrison Artillery 492 Son of Chas. Edward and Mary Caroline Lefebvre Church, of Waterville, Quebec, Canada. Born at Leeds Village, Quebec.	Lance Corporal 781331 15 February 1919 28th Bn. Canadian Infantry 493	Private 3036629 18 February 1919 Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment 494


	Michael Patrick McCaskill	A. J. Martin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Sapper 65676 abt. 1892 23 February 1919 27 7th Bn. Canadian Railway Troops 498 Husband of M. B. McCaskill, of 27, Chichester Rd., Kilburn, London, England.	Private 666250 28 February 1919 Canadian Forestry Corps 500


	O. F. Graham	W. B. Milliken
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 103263 26 February 1919 Canadian Forestry Corps 499	Private 725004 28 February 1919 Canadian Forestry Corps 502

Rebecca MacIntosh
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Nursing Sister abt. 1894 07 March 1919 25 9th Canadian Gen. Hosp. Canadian Army Medical Corps 508 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter 0. MacIntosh, of Pleasant Bay, Inverness Co., Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.


	William Kenneth Atkinson Kerns	D. Vaughan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Private 663592 abt. 1894 09 March 1919 25 102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry 509 Son of Edwin Bruce Kerns and Sarah Rebecca Atkinson Kerns, of 10, Windsor St., Hamilton, Ontario.	Private 2433407 14 March 1916 Canadian Forestry Corps 510


	Robert Brown	Sigurdon Paulson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Grave: Add. Information:	Lieutenant abt. 1889 05 September 1919 30 3rd Div. Signal Coy. Canadian Engineers 523 Eldest son of Robert and Eliza Brown, of 22, Baldovan Terrace, Dundee, Scotland.	Sapper 913011 abt. 1891 24 May 1919 28 2nd Bn. Canadian Engineers 519 Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Paulson, of 488, Toronto St., Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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