Virtual War Memorial | Charles Edgar SHAW

Charles Edgar SHAW Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

SHAW, Charles Edgar

Service Numbers:	Officer, VX51908
Enlisted:	1 June 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	8th Movement Control Group
Born:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1890
Home Town:	Selby, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Business College
Occupation:	Real Estate Agent, Store Keeper
Died:	Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1969, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row Y, Grave 21
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 24th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), BW to Chest
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gunshot wound to face Gassed
8 May 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 55th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Mar 1941:	Enlisted VX51908
18 Dec 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX51908, 8th Movement Control Group

Help us honour Charles Edgar Shaw's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.