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SHAW, John (Hector John)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1803 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), St Andrews Hospital, Malta, 28 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave 663 Chaplain H.T. Wheeler officiated, Addolorata Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1803, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1803, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1803, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Mary Ann Shaw. husband of Eva Florence Shaw of 11 Kendall Street, Surry Hills, NSW formerly of Marlborough Street, Surry Hills, NSW. Father of Estella Maud Shaw
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal