Regimental number | 2677 |
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | 5 Spring Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, F Shaw, 5 Spring Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 18), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah SHAW, 171 Montague Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | "Brother in Law, Gunner David Berry Killed in Action 22 Sept.'17" as provided by mother |