Richard Henry SHAW

Regimental number2446
Place of birthLeeds England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address137 Bulver Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSister, Miss Eileen Shaw, c/o Mr Buxton, Stone Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
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Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death21 September 1947