SHAW, Herbert Victor
| Service Number: | 4876 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple wounds & collapse, 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4876, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4876, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4876, 54th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4876 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
Help us honour Herbert Victor Shaw's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Herbert Victor Shaw was born at Newcastle, NSW in 1887 to parents Samuel and Ellen Matilda Shaw (nee Partridge).
Samuel Shaw, father of Herbert Victor Shaw, died in 1914 at Redfern, Sydney, NSW.
On 20th August, 1915 Herbert Victor Shaw enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 28 year old, single, Packer from 4 Wilson Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW.
Herbert Victor Shaw, Soldier, of 4 Wilson Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW married Emma Grace Winnacott, of Carlton, NSW on 2nd March, 1916 at St. Paul’s Church, Cleveland Street, Sydney.
Private Herbert Victor Shaw, Service number 4876, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Star of England (A15) on 8th March, 1916 with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements.
He joined 54th Battalion at Ferry Post on 20th April, 1916.
On 19th June, 1916 Private Shaw embarked from Alexandria on H. T. Caledonian to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1913.
Private Herbert Victor Shaw was wounded in action in France on 20th July, 1916 (Statement of Service form records date of wounded as 19th July, 1916). He was admitted to 13th General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 28th July, 1916 with gunshot wounds to Humerus. Private Shaw embarked for England on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel on 28th July, 1916 with gunshot wounds to arms.
From War Diary – 54th Battalion
20th July, 1916 – Our casualties were Killed 3 Officers 70 other ranks. Wounded 11 Officers 277 other ranks. Missing 4 Officers 169 other ranks.
He was admitted to 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 28th July, 1916 with fractured shoulder & shrapnel wounds to hips. His condition was listed as dangerous.
Base Records advised Mrs E. Shaw, 4 Wilson Street, Redfern, on 4th August, 1916 that her son Private Herbert V. Shaw was dangerously ill.
Private Herbert Victor Shaw died on 7th August, 1916 at 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England from wounds received in action in France - multiple wounds & collapse.
He was buried in Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England – Grave site “D” Grave number 2487.
The Red Cross Wounded & Missing file for Private Herbert Victor Shaw contains a request from the Red Cross on behalf of the relatives concerning his time in hospital & his death. The Matron, 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge wrote the following letter regarding Private S. Shaw, 4876: “ I am writing to say that above was admitted to this hospital in a serious state. He was very badly wounded in both legs and one arm. The arm had eventually to be amputated. I am glad to say he did not suffer so much towards the end. We always make a point of writing to the friends of all colonials who died in this hospital. We write as soon after the death as possible. We wrote to Mrs Shaw the day Pte Shaw died, and we have also sent to his mother photographs of his funeral and grave.”
In April, 1920 Mrs E. Shaw, 4 Wilson Street, Redfern, widowed mother of the late Private Herbert Victor Shaw, was advised by Base Records that the remains of her late son had been exhumed from former site & re-interred in Grave No. 3480, Section “ C ”, Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, England. “This work is carried out with every measure of care and reverence in the presence of a Chaplain.”
Private Herbert Victor Shaw has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/city.html
Click images to start slideshow.