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Mar 21, 1894
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Born in the
village of Herman Ontario to John and Ellen Beauderie
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Jan 29, 1916
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Attested into
the 155th Battalion at Bancroft Ontario
Ø Number 636512
Ø Next of kin given as John Beauderie, father, of Hermon Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Jun 19, 1916
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Admitted to the
Barriefield Military Hospital at Kingston diagnosed with Bronchitis
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Jun 21, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Oct 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Oct 30, 1916
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Forfeits 5 days
pay for being absent
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France as part of a draft of 147
reinforcements from England
TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 7, 1916
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Left the CBD to
join the Battalion
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Dec 8, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Divisional Reserve at Bully Grenay, conducting training exercises
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May 9, 1917
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“C”
and “D” Companies of the 21st Battalion were attached to the 19th
Battalion in order to conduct a counter attack at Fresnoy-en-Gohelle. Pte Beauderie was killed during this attack. He was first buried near where he fell at the
corner of Winnipeg Road and the Arleux Loop, 2 miles East of Vimy Ridge. After the war ended, his body was exhumed and
reburied in a permanent cemetery
Cabaret
Rouge British Cemetery
Souchez France
Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross (shown below) were sent to his mother, Mrs E
Beauderie, at Madoc Ontario
The Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, John Beauderie at the same address
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2008
During the Remembrance Day
ceremonies in 2008, Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week
leading up to November 11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every
Canadian soldier who is listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various
buildings and monuments across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows
Pte RB Beauderie's name being projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London
England.
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2010
For the 7 nights leading
up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the
Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same
time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and
Canada. The image above shows the opening
ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the left is the
name of Richard Beauderie being projected on that wall.
Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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