Regimental number | 512 |
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand |
School | South School, Invercargill, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Shields, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | RoHC lists middle name as Dorey. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Dory spelt Dorey |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary SHIELDS, 25 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Invercargill, New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |