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SHAW, Arthur Henry

Service Number:	1646
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Home Service
Born:	Ediciara Station, South Australia, 11 December 1886
Home Town:	Farina, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 20 October 1934, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 8S, Site No: 24
Memorials:	Marree War Memorial Area

World War 1 Service

15 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, In Tele Kebir Tel el Kebir camp between Cairo and the Suez Canal. Australian troops came here after the evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula; here the organisation of the 4th and 5th Divisions began in February 1916. In the foreground is a roofless, possibly ruined house with a garden. Stores are piled beyond; on the left are two large tents and beyond is a sea of Eight Person Indian Production (EPIP) tents used for accommodation
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
1 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, In Heliopolis - Egypt. The Heliopolis Palace Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, was the location of No. 1 Australian General Hospital (1AGH) from Janurary 1915, during World War I. It was close to Cairo Luna Park, and the hospital progressivly expanded to use the Luna Park buildings during 1915 and 1916.
27 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, In Cairo They set up Mena Camp near the Great Pyramids outside Cairo and began training in preparation for the Western Front and Gallipol
13 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Wounded and returned to service Moved back to Cairo and then to Tel El Kebir
5 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Positioned in Tel El Kebir and Cairo until wounded
17 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Transferred home to Australian on Seang Choon" for discharge in Australia
17 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 1646, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Wounded and discharged from duty. Sent home to Australia
10 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, 1646, Home Service , On duty at Bedford Park Hospital. Located at North Terrace Adelaide Barracks for Home Duties pre discharge
5 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1646, Home Service , Discharged
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 1646

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