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James SHAW

Regimental number3133
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Eva Christina Shaw, King William Street, Kent Town, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on 5 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date15 August 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 31 January 1917; disembarked Fremantle 10 February 1917 to A.G.H.; disembarked Adelaide, 8 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 15 August 1917.

Cause of death: tuberculosis
Date of death14 December 1927
Age at death37
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHAW James

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