SHAW, Francis Middleton
| Service Number: | 577 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 7 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Weetulta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Public School and North Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Arthurton Memorial Oval Gates, Arthurton WW1 Honour Roll Plaque, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Weetulta War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 577, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW (hand) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion - GSW (left arm and leg) | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, he showed 'conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty', recovering two men that had been taken prisoner by German troops while 'mopping up' at Hamel, near Corbie, and enabling the capture of three enemy machine guns and 20 prisoners | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - Shell wound (fatal) | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 577, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 577 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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"...577 Private Francis Middleton (Frank) Shaw, 43rd Battalion. A farmer of Weetulta, South Australia, he enlisted on 1 February 1916 and sailed from Adelaide with C Company aboard HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916. He was promoted to corporal and was later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) when on 4 July 1918, he showed 'conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty', recovering two men that had been taken prisoner by German troops while 'mopping up' at Hamel, near Corbie, and enabling the capture of three enemy machine guns and 20 prisoners. He died from wounds in France, on 12 August 1918, aged 23. He is buried at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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