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Anson Maxvill SHAW

Regimental number2655
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolNorth Sydney Public School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarriage painter
Address12 Riley Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Shaw, 12 Riley Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNaval reserve and Home Defence
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Maxvill spelt Maxwell
Place of death or woundingProyart, near Peronne, France
Age at death22.1
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Kate SHAW, 12 Riley Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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