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Albert SHAW

Regimental number1054
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinSister, Mrs Wilbriem, Sheffield, England
Enlistment date24 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 May 1917
Date of death13 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick John and Mary AHEARNE. Native of New Town, Tasmania. See AHEARNE the true family name
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsTrue name: Thomas Andrew AHEARNE; see 968 Albert SHAW for first period of enlistment

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