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SHAW, William George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 4388, W86422 |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1917 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Gingin, WA, 14 September 1886 |
Home Town: | Gingin, Gingin, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Gingin, WA, 15 September 1954, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Gingin Cemetery |
Memorials: | Gingin ANZAC Centennial Wall of Remembrance, Gingin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4388, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4388, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 4388, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
3 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W86422 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
He was the eldest of 12 children born to William Shaw, who was of Aboriginal descent, and Mary Ann Hill. He was the third son to enlist along with his brothers Roland and Claude.