• First World War Commemorative Project
• Introduction
• The Memorial Service
• About the Project

Born	May 19, 1894
Died	April 24, 1915
Force	Army
Division	3rd Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Home Address	80 Charles Street East [Map]

Laurie Shields entered UTS in 1910 and was a member of the Cadets. He enlisted in September 1914 at the first call for volunteers, joining the Central Ontario Regiment of the Canadian Infantry. He was the first of the UTS boys to die, being killed in the Battle of Ypres during the German gas attack at Langemark, where he and fellow UTS student Hugh Cleal were among the 2000 Canadian dead. His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres.

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