Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On July 9, 2026, Pte Albert (Bert) Henry Detmold of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was laid to rest with military honours at Loos British Cemetery, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France.
The soldier’s family was in attendance, with the support of Veterans Affairs Canada, along with representatives of the Government of Canada and the local French Government. He was buried by The North Saskatchewan Regiment.
More than a century later, we remember his service and sacrifice.
Pte Detmold was killed in action on August 15, 1917, at the age of 33, on the first day of the Battle of Hill 70. He and his fellow pioneers were working under heavy shellfire to extend communication trenches across no man’s land to newly captured German positions. Members of the 107th Battalion remained on the battlefield to search for the dead and wounded, despite suffering casualties from mustard gas. Unfortunately, Pte Detmold remained missing. He left behind a fiancée in London, England.
In August 2020, a set of human remains was found during a construction project in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. Through analysis, and with the assistance of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the Casualty Identification Review Board identified the human remains as those of Pte Detmold in December 2025.
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Learn more about the Casualty Identification Program and how you can help: canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/casualty-identification-military.html
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On July 9, 2026, Pte Albert (Bert) Henry Detmold of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was laid to rest with military honours at Loos British Cemetery, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France.
The soldier’s family was in attendance, with the support of Veterans Affairs Canada, along with representatives of the Government of Canada and the local French Government. He was buried by The North Saskatchewan Regiment.
More than a century later, we remember his service and sacrifice.
Pte Detmold was killed in action on August 15, 1917, at the age of 33, on the first day of the Battle of Hill 70. He and his fellow pioneers were working under heavy shellfire to extend communication trenches across no man’s land to newly captured German positions. Members of the 107th Battalion remained on the battlefield to search for the dead and wounded, despite suffering casualties from mustard gas. Unfortunately, Pte Detmold remained missing. He left behind a fiancée in London, England.
In August 2020, a set of human remains was found during a construction project in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. Through analysis, and with the assistance of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the Casualty Identification Review Board identified the human remains as those of Pte Detmold in December 2025.
Learn more about Pte Detmold: canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/casualty-identification-military/private-detmold.html
Learn more about the Casualty Identification Program and how you can help: canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/casualty-identification-military.html
Learn more about the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: cwgc.org
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/CanadianForcescanadiennes
Follow us on social media:
- Instagram – @canadianforces
- Facebook – Canadian Armed Forces
- X (Twitter) – @CanadianForces
- LinkedIn – @canadianforces-forcescanada
#CAF #CanadianForces #MilitaryHistory #CanadaRemembers #CWGC #WorldWar #FirstWorldWar #WW1 #WarCemetery #cemetery #legacy #history #heritagefashion
En français : youtu.be/414EFV06jC4
