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Adam Tozeland Shillington

In memory of:

Colonel Adam Tozeland Shillington

May 22, 1946
Ottawa, Ontario

Military Service


Age:

75

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Additional Information


Born:

August 12, 1870
Lanark, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 16, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Samuel K. Shillington and Ann Eliza Shillington; husband of Ethel Florence Shillington.

Commemorated on Page 590 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 41. Lot 22. Grave 1.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of ADAM TOZELAND SHILLINGTON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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