The AIF Project

John William SHAW

Regimental number31239
Place of birthMudgee New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationInspector of Agriculture
Address'Tarbolton', Duntroon Street, Eastwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, W Shaw, Duntroon Street, Eastwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 5, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/112/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on 19 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll37239
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Heavy Artillery Group
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 70), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah SHAW, Rose Street, Eastwood, New South Wales. Native of Mudgee, New South Wales

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.