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Harold SHAW

Regimental number1088
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
Other NamesShaw, H
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 6.5"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Miss Aikman, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Previous military serviceCommonwealth Horse, South Africa.
Enlistment date4 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 June 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 October 1916
Date of death1 October 1920
Place of burialBrisbane Cemetery, Qld
Discharge date5 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Rejoined unit, Gallipoli, from Base Details, Zeitoun, 12 October 1915.

Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 16 December 1915; transferred to Hospital Ship, 16 December 1915; admitted to Bombay Presidency General Hospital, 23 December 1915 (fractured ribs); transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, Cairo, 18 January 1916; discharged to duty, 9 February 1916; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 9 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916.

Found guilty, 25 March 1916, of neglecting to obey an order from his superior officer: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Wounded in action, France, 29 June 1916; admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 30 June 1916; transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 1 July 1916 (shell shock); to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, 2 July 1916; embarked for England, 4 July 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 July 1916; discharged, 3 August 1916.

Found guilty, 30 August 1916 (crime unknown): awarded 168 hours detention; forfeited a total of 7 days' pay.

Admitted to Isolation Depot, 31 August 1916 (venereal disease); discharged, 9 September 1916: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 10 days.

Found guilty, 14 October 1916, of drunkenness in barracks, 12 October 1916: fined 7/6.

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916, disembarked Melbourne, 8 December 1916; discharged Brisbane, 5 January 1917 (shell shock and deafness).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsHe gave his age as 38 on enlistment, however, medical records in 1916 give his age as 46
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHAW Harold

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