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Edward Thomas SHAW

Regimental number127
Place of birthMaryborough, Queensland
SchoolAlbert State School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressAnn Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMr J Shaw, Ann Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name5th Company Army Service Corps, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Train
FateDied of wounds 25 May 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 27), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
181
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ada SHAW, Ann Street, Maryborough, Queensland

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