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SHAW, Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7044 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Middleton, Manchester, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7044, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7044, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Hometown.
Ralph Shaw, born at Middleton, Manchester, UK.
Brother to James of 27 Walter Street, Rhodes, Middleton, who was killed in action 22nd March 1918 and is commemorated on the Poziers Memorial, Somme. R I P.
Submitted 24 May 2022 by Andrew Fitton
Biography contributed by Andrew Fitton
Brother to James of Middleton who fell 22nd March 1918 aged 33
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