Marseilles is the chief town in the Department of the Bouches-du-Rhone. Mazargues is a southern suburb (the 9th Arrondissement), some 6 kilometres from the centre of Marseilles. The cemetery is located 200 metres south of the 'Rond-Point de Mazargues' on the main road (the D559) to Toulon via Cassis. The address of the cemetery is No. 24 Avenue General de Lattre de Tassigny.
Marseilles was the base for Indian troops in France during the 1914-18 war; and throughout the War the Royal Navy, the Merchant Navy, British troops and Labour units worked in the port or passed through it. Five of the town cemeteries were used, in the main, for the burial of officers and men of the Commonwealth forces who died at Marseilles: St. Pierre Cemetery, where bodies of Hindu soldiers and labourers were cremated in 1914-16; Le Canet Old Cemetery and Le Canet New Cemetery, where Indian soldiers and Indian, Egyptian and Chinese labourers were buried in 1917-19; Port St. Louis- du-Rhone Communal Cemetery, and Mazargues Cemetery, where remains from the others were consolidated after the Armistice.
There are now 1487 World War I and 267 World War II casualties commemorated in this site. The cemetery covers an of 9021 square metres.
SURNAME
Pollender
FORENAME
Paul Emile Maurice
UNIT
1 Regiment (5 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
D/129989
DATE OF DEATH
30th August 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France Plot 4 Row C Grave 44
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Canada
born 22.10.1918 Farnham...
SURNAME
Painton
FORENAME
Robert James
UNIT
1 Regiment (2 Company)
RANK
Lieutenant
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
13th September 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 59
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Canada
from Eston,Saskatchewan
born 25.4.1922...
SURNAME
Mann
FORENAME
Rexford Claude
UNIT
1 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
B/137315
DATE OF DEATH
6th September 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 47
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
son of Claude and Sadie...
SURNAME
Laporte
FORENAME
Paul Gatien
UNIT
2 Regiment (6 Company)
RANK
Lieutenant
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
9th September 1944
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 49
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
from Bordeaux,Quebec
born 10.12.1916...
SURNAME
Laplante
FORENAME
James William
UNIT
2 Regiment (6 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
D/83220
DATE OF DEATH
15th August 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France Plot 4 Row C Grave 31
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
born 11.08.1923, Montreal...
SURNAME
Harry
FORENAME
William Bruce
UNIT
1 Regiment (3 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
H/16143
DATE OF DEATH
17th August 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 38
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
son of Jean Sinclair and late Wilmot...
SURNAME
Hansen
FORENAME
Norman Andrew
UNIT
2 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
G/14180
DATE OF DEATH
15th August 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France Plot 4 Row C Grave 29
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Canada
born 21.10.1919, Warren, Ontario...
SURNAME
Guynup
FORENAME
Clarence Norman
UNIT
2 Regiment (4 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
M/105942
DATE OF DEATH
3rd October 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 3 Row D Grave 25
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Canada
born 10.4.1924 Delburne,Alberta...
SURNAME
Granger
FORENAME
Renaldo Harvey
UNIT
3 Regiment (5 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
M/65375
DATE OF DEATH
22nd August 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 37
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
from Roselea,Alberta,Canada
born...
SURNAME
Glew
FORENAME
Gordon William
UNIT
1 Regiment (3 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
L/27041
DATE OF DEATH
17th August 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 43
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
born 10.5.1921 Estevan,Saskatchewan...
SURNAME
Gardner
FORENAME
George Braden
UNIT
1 Regiment (4 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
C/72766
DATE OF DEATH
30th October 1944
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 3 Row D Grave 15
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
from Lindsay,Ontario
son of...
SURNAME
Edgelow
FORENAME
Douglas Gordon
UNIT
2 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
M/65994
DATE OF DEATH
15th August 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 36
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
from Cavalier,Saskatchewan
born...
SURNAME
Dainard
FORENAME
Stanley Ernest
UNIT
1 Regiment (3 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
C/4446
DATE OF DEATH
6th September 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 48
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
born 26.11.1919 Kingston,Ontario...
SURNAME
Cutmore
FORENAME
William Charles (Bill)
UNIT
3 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
B/128516
DATE OF DEATH
16th September 1944
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 60
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
son of Ernest George...
SURNAME
Blais
FORENAME
Joseph Augustin
UNIT
3 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
D/138140
DATE OF DEATH
6th October 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 3 Row D Grave 26
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
born 9.4.1923 Quebec,Quebec,Canada...
SURNAME
Biblowitz
FORENAME
Solomon M.
UNIT
3 Regiment (2 Company)
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
D/72006
DATE OF DEATH
12th September 1944
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France Plot 4 Row C Grave 58
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
"of Brooklyn, N.Y. and...
SURNAME
Belanger
FORENAME
Joseph
UNIT
3 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
H/17835
DATE OF DEATH
16th September 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 3 Row D Grave 33
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
son of Joseph Edward and Angelina...
SURNAME
Armatta
FORENAME
Edward Anthony
UNIT
3 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
B/128519
DATE OF DEATH
16th September 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 3 Row D Grave 32
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
son of Anthony and Mary...
SURNAME
Anderson
FORENAME
Robert Charles (Bob)
UNIT
2 Regiment (1 Company)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
L/12464
DATE OF DEATH
13th September 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Mazargues War Cemetery,Marseilles,France Plot 4 Row C Grave 56
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Canada
from...
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