Regimental number | 4207 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | Public |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Exeter, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Olive May Shaw, Dehman Street, Exeter, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He joined the army of Australia with six of his brothers and was the only one killed" as provided by father. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 24.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 1A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes SHAW; husband of Olive SHAW, Martini Street, Exeter, New South Wales. Native of Fitzroy, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |