SHAW, Sidney Wigmore
| Service Number: | 1548 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, Sussex |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Quinns Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 11 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row D, Grave 7, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1548, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1548, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1548, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 11 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1548, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sidney Wigmore SHAW was born in Worthing, Sussex, England in 1881
His parents were James Veitch SHAW & Emma Ann LINDUS
Sidney had previous service with the Sussex Yeomanry
He came to Australia with his sister in 1909 and enlisted in Brisbane on 16th December, 1914 & embarked with the 15th Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements on 13th February, 1915 from Brisbane on the HMAT Seang Choon
He was Killed in Action at Quinns Post, Gallipoli on 11th May, 1915 and is buried in the Quinns Post Cemetery, Row D, Grave 7
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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