Regimental number | 1088 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Other Names | Shaw, H |
Occupation | Miner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss Aikman, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Commonwealth Horse, South Africa. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Brisbane Cemetery, Qld |
Discharge date | |
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 details | He gave his age as 38 on enlistment, however, medical records in 1916 give his age as 46 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHAW Harold |