Name
Percival (Percy) Roy Shannon
Born
1886-12-03
Birth Place
Occupation
Physician
Religion
Methodist
Died
1918-11-03
Death Place
France
Death
Killed in Action
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
522633
Highest Rank
Sergeant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Guelph, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-03-13
Discharge Date
1916-01-28
Discharge Cause
To Complete Medical Studies
Service Record 3
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
11th Field Ambulance
Enlisted
Toronto, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-05-18
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Online Collections Link
Notes
Discharged in 1916 to complete medical studies, reenlisted in 1917. Seconded to the Royal Army Medical Corps. Located at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 1274 Row 18 Section N/W. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Shannon.Sources & Links
- (a) McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print. ; (b) Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 102, Walkerton, Veteran’s Commemoration photo album (AX2015.013.003);- (c) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001;
- (d) See also Obituary in the Walkerton Telescope, November 14, 1918.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, November 14, 1918, Part 2
Walkerton Telescope, November 14, 1918, Part 1
Walkerton Telescope, December 19, 1918, Part 2
Walkerton Telescope, December 19, 1918, Part 1
Canadian Echo Wiarton, November 20, 1918
