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Alfred George SHAW

Regimental number6416
Place of birthBowen, Queensland
SchoolState
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKelsey Creek, Proserpine, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Shaw, Kelsey Creek, Proserpine, Queensland
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6316
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death25.11
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Sarah SHAW, Kilsey Creek, Prosperine, Queensland
Family/military connectionsL/Cpl J M SHAW M.M. (brother)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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