John Bassette Shanks

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	John Bassette Shanks
  Born	15 Aug 1898	Portaferry, County Down, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Shanks, John W. Private. His home was in Hespeler at the time of enlisting. He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home. He was wounded and later killed in action in August 1918.1a 1aShanks, John W.: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2848226/data?n=1
  		Shanks, John W. Private. His home was in Hespeler at the time of enlisting. He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home. He was wounded and later killed in action in August 1918. Shanks, John W.: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2848226/data?n=1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179463
  Died	28 Aug 1918	, France   [2]
  Buried	Aubigny Communal Cemetery, Aubigny-en-Artois, Pas de Calais, , France   [2]
  Person ID	I179463	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Son of John and Elizabeth Shanks. Native of Ireland.

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. John Bassette Shanks Birth Date: 15 Aug Birth Location: Portaferry, Down County, Ireland Relative: William Shanks Relationship: Elder Brother Regiment Number: 123999 [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. John Bassette Shanks Death Date: 28 Aug 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Service number: 123999 Cemetery: Aubigny Communal Cemetery Cemetery Location: 8 1/4 Miles North West of Arras, France Burial Place: Arras, France Died of WoundsSeverely wounded in the back by shrapnel during the attack on MONCHY on August 26th, 1918, and died two days later at No.42 casualty Clearing Station.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 28 Aug 1918 - , France Buried - - Aubigny Communal Cemetery, Aubigny-en-Artois, Pas de Calais, , France  = Link to Google Earth