Archibald Samuel SHAW

Regimental number1015
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolState
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressLyons Street, Terang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMrs Elizabeth Shaw, Lyons Street, Terang, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa fighting Boers
Enlistment date24 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 21 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 90), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
6
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Elizabeth SHAW. Native of Terang, Victoria
Family/military connections"Yes, brother died from wounds received at Walkers Ridge 7 August 1915" as provided by mother.