Chérisy
Chérisy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village located 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road. Population Places of interest The church of Saint-Vaast, rebuilt, like most of the village after the ravages of World War I. World War I cemeteries. 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. On 15 September 1917 a trench raid was carried out by british forces in the area. 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