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Cyril John Shaughnessy

In memory of:

Private Cyril John Shaughnessy

October 8, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

701235

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

16th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 11, 1893

Commemorated on Page 161 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

VI. E. 18.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. Included is the name of Cyril O'Shaughnessy (sic). (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)

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    Memorial – This plaque, in the entrance foyer of St. Mary's Catholic Church, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie, Ontario, commemorates members of the parish who died in World War I. Included is the name of Cyril O'Shaughnessy (sic). (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2022.)
  • Photo of Cyril J. Shaughnessy– Cyril J. Shaughnessy c.1915. Photo published in the Barrie Examiner on February 18, 1917.

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    Photo of Cyril J. Shaughnessy
    Photo of Cyril J. Shaughnessy – Cyril J. Shaughnessy c.1915. Photo published in the Barrie Examiner on February 18, 1917.
  • Photo of Cyril John Shaughnessy

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    Photo of Cyril John Shaughnessy
    Photo of Cyril John Shaughnessy
  • Group Photo– 101st Battalion, E Company

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    Group Photo – 101st Battalion, E Company
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. Cyril John Shaughnessy's military attestation was signed on March 6th, 1916 in Winnipeg.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Pte. Cyril John Shaughnessy's military attestation was signed on March 6th, 1916 in Winnipeg.
  • Attestation Papers

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    Attestation Papers
  • Street sign– Barrie Street Sign in honour of Private Cyril John Shaughnessy with poppy.

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    Street sign – Barrie Street Sign in honour of Private Cyril John Shaughnessy with poppy.
  • Memorial– Barrie Cenotaph

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    Memorial – Barrie Cenotaph
  • Grave Marker– Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France. Cyril J. Shaughnessy, photo taken by D'Arcy Hart, March 1999.

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    Grave Marker – Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France. Cyril J. Shaughnessy, photo taken by D'Arcy Hart, March 1999.

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