SHAW, Albert
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | England, United Kingdom, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer, Miner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Plot: Row L, D696 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 411 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 411, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 411, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Albert Shaw enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as C. H. Shaw, The Ridges, Mackay. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 188, it is noted part of his pay was directed to his father Mr. C. H. Shaw, The Ridges, Northside, Mackay.
Albert Shaw was born in 1880 in England, a son to Charles Henry Shaw and Anna (Hannah) Elizabeth Shaw (nee Keep). His parents emigrated from England with two babies aboard the ship Roma arriving at Mackay in late 1882. Albert Shaw married Bridget Bibbie Bourke on 26 Feb 1913 in Queensland and they had 1 child. His early days were spent farming with his father in Mackay before taking an interest in mining at Mungana (near Chillagoe) via Mareeba where he was living when he married.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 517; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 188).
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