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SHAW (O'DONNELL), Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 478 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 23, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 478, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 478, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 478, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Roert Shaw and Mary Behan (known as Mary Shaw) of Watson Street, Bondi, NSW. Brother of Robert Shaw MM who returned to Australia having served with the 18th Battalion and Walter Shaw who served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal