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Charles Emmett Shannon

In memory of:

Flying Officer Charles Emmett Shannon

November 19, 1953
Miramichi Bay, New Brunswick

Military Service


Service Number:

J35292

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

No. 1 (Fighter) Operational Unit

Citation(s):

France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information


Born:

January 22, 1920
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

May 13, 1941
Montreal, Quebec

Son of John and Mary of Montreal. Husband of Mary Eva (nee Adams). Father of Charles, Stephen, Linda, Doreen and Donna Shannon. Brother of John, Alice, Eileen, Muriel and Patricia.

Commemorated on Page 33 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 32, Section B, Private Lot

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Charles Emmett Shannon– Charles Emmett Shannon standing in front of his Tiger Moth
  • Photo of Charles Emmett Shannon– F/O Charles Emmett Shannon
died Nov. 19, 1953
at Chatham, New Brunswick
at the age of 33

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