Richard Stewart SHAW

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SHAW, Richard Stewart

Service Number:	3537
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Rockhampton, Qld.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 1895
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917
Cemetery:	Hagle Dump Cemetery II E 5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Farleigh Mill & District Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3537, 26th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld.
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3537, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3537, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
14 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3537, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3537 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-14

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard Milne and Elizabeth Helen SHAW, Gregory Street, Mackay, Queensland

HE DID WHAT HE COULD WITH A GOOD HEART

Mr. R. Shaw, Wood Street, was officially advised yesterday of the death of his son, Private Richard Stewart Shaw, who enlisted in Mackay in August 1915. He landed in France in March of last year, and was wounded in November. After recovering, he was sent back to France and was fighting there when killed. He was only 22 years of age.

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