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SHAW, George Dorricutt
| Service Numbers: | Commissioned Officer, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 5 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Whinham College, North Adelaide & Adelaide School of Mines |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | General Hospital, Springbank, SA, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Naval Military and Air Force Club of SA Inc WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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George Dorricutt Shaw was a commanding officer at Gallipoli, the longest serving officer of the ANZACs - landing on day 1 of Gallipoli and not leaving until the final evacuation. He continued to serve until the end of the first world war, and was the second longest serving officer in the AIF in WW1. He was mentioned in despatches in France for his gallantry at Mouquet Farm, where he was shot, but survived.
In World War 2 he served as the Commissioner Civil Defence in South Australia, so capably that he earned an OBE for his role. My father, James Graham Kelley, now holds that OBE at his residence - with his own Member of the Order of Australia (Military Division).
Returned to Australia 19 October 1918
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