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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Coote Nisbit Shanly

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Coote Nisbit Shanly

September 7, 1916
Toronto, Ontario

Military Service

Age:

53

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Pay Corps

Citation(s):

Distinguished Service Order

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Additional Information

Born:

November 23, 1862
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 25, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of the late Francis and Louisa Shanly. Brother of Frances Elizabeth.

Commemorated on Page 160 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (ST. JAMES'S) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

South in lot A. 109. Blk. D.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of COOTE NISBIT SHANLY– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of COOTE NISBIT SHANLY – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);

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    Memorial – The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);
  • Memorial– The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);

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    Memorial – The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Coote Nisbit Shanly– From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.

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    Photo of Coote Nisbit Shanly – From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of COOTE NISBIT SHANLY– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of COOTE NISBIT SHANLY
    Photo of COOTE NISBIT SHANLY – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • Newspaper Clipping 2– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping 2 – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial Tablet– Lieutenant-Colonel Coote N. Shanly is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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    Memorial Tablet
    Memorial Tablet – Lieutenant-Colonel Coote N. Shanly is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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