Regimental number | 1039 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Alfred Crescent School, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | 105 Pitt Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, E H Shaw, 105 Pitt Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Mary SHAW, 83 Roseberry Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | "Brother to charles Percival SHAW. Killed in Action Sept. 20th 1917. Brother to Walter James SHAW. Died of wounds Dec 3rd 1916. Brother-in-Law Basil Percy WATSON. Killed in action April ". as provided by father. |