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SHAW, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 489 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England., 1880 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Central High School, Leeds, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 44, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 489, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 489, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 489, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 489, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 489 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Ruth Shaw.
Husband of Jesse Shaw of 11 Warrels Grove, Bramley, Leeds, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1880 Shaw James Dewsbury 9b 663.
He is honoured on the Dewsbury War Memorial.
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