Regimental number | 2145 |
Place of birth | Skipton, Victoria |
School | Skipton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Skipton PO, Skipton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Jane Shaw, Skipton PO, Skipton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2145A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 53), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane SHAW; husband of Annie SHAW, Skipton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Leslie Thomas STEVENS, Brother-in-Law. Died 31 July 1916 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |