Regimental number | 2867 |
Place of birth | Dalby, Queensland |
School | Dalby State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bell via Dalby, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Shaw, Bell via Dalby, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "The above soldier was among the first draught of Australian Infantrymen who went to France" as provided by father |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Rue-du-Bacquerot (13 London) Graveyard (Row F, Grave No. 42), Laventie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 57 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary SHAW, Brisbane, Queensland |