| Regimental number | 2607 |
| Place of birth | Hounslow, Middlesex, England |
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England |
| School | National School, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Motordriver |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G Shinn, 1O Farm Row, Stockley Yowsley Middlesex, England |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XIII, Row J, Grave No. II), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Susan SHINN, 10 Farm Road, Stockley, Yiewsley, England |
| Family/military connections | Possibly a Brother, who survived the war, Sergeant S.Y Shinn of North Kensington, SA. |