Name/Title
WW1 - 87th Battalion (CGG) Medal Group to 458423 Corporal Charles Fallon Shearer - brother of famous Hollywood Actress Norma Shearer and Sound Engineer Douglas Graham ShearerDescription
Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
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1918 - WW1 - 87th Battalion (CGG) Victory Medal group awarded to 458423 Corporal Charles Fallon Shearer - brother of famous Emmy Award winners Hollywood Actress Norma Shearer and Douglas Graham Shearer.Context
Corporal Charles Fallon Shearer 458423 - Original Member of 60th Bn VRC - Transferred to 87th Bn in April 1918
HOLLY WOOD CONNECTION:
Brother of Douglas Graham Shearer (7 Academy Awards) &
Famous Actress Norma Shearer (5 Academy Award nominations including winning Best Actress for The Divorcee (1930))
458423 Pte Charles Fallon Shearer was born in Westmount Quebec on 14th Oct 1883. He was the older brother of three prominent Hollywood Film industry notables including: Douglas Shearer, Norma Shearer, and Athole Shearer. Norma Shearer was the first person to receive five Academy Award nominations for acting and She and Her brother Douglas Shearer are the first Oscar-winning siblings.
Charles suffered from Influenza in 1916 and after a lengthy recovery transferred to the 87th Battalion CGG on 19 April 1918 and remained with CGG until the end of the war. He was severely injured on 11th September 1918 with a gunshot to the hand and back. He survived the war and returned to Montreal where he lived with his wartime injuries until his passing at Ste-Anne de Bellevue Hospital on 8 September 1965Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
September 26, 2023Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
May 31, 2025