Private Clifford Shaver, born in South Mountain, Ontario on June 30, 1896, left his life as a farmer and enlisted with the 154th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, February 1, 1916. On arrival overseas he was transferred to the 38th Battalion, on May 24, 1917. He was killed in action in 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium. Records say on October 30. His grave marker and the nearby WWI Cenotaph say October 31. His body was never identified and his name is inscribed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. The Menin Gate memorializes British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. In the Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill he is commemorated on page 324 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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| PTE. CLIFFORD SHAVER KILLED IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELE BELGIUM OCT. 31, 1917 AGE 21 YRS. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. |
