Bernard Joseph SHAW

Regimental number1669
Place of birthLongford, Tasmania
SchoolState School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLetterpress printer
Address12 Church Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Peter Shaw, 12 Church Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date8 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMilitary Medal
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingNorth France
Age at death23.3
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
77
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Rosa SHAW, 12 Church Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Medals

Military Medal

'Recommended for courage and devotion to duty during attack on HINDENBURG LINE South of REINCOURT on 11th April 1917. After our troops retired to our original line this Non Commissioned Officer organised and led a band of Stretcher Bearers up to enemies wire to recover our wounded. he took the risk of enemy firing on him as Stretcher Bearers had received no respect from enemy Machine Guns and Snipers previous to this. Enemy allowed him to collect wounded and No Machine guns opened fire but snipers and shells were causing casualties all the time. he was successful in getting in all the wounded south of enemy wire and even when enemy warned him at the approach of night that they would allow nor more wounded to be collected he continued to lead out parties and assisted himself in carrying until all our wounded were collected.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917