Regimental number | 3609 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Cambridge Street State School, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Brass finisher |
Address | 19 Northumberland Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Shaw, 19 Northumberland Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 44), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Sarah SHAW, 19 Northumberland Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4789 Corporal Joseph SHAW, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |