SHAW, Harold Vincent
| Service Number: | 4034 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Exeter, England, 27 October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Nanneella, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Linesman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1959, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria NP-Anglican-Y017 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Rochester, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4034, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4034, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Enlistment Date
Harold enlisted in the Australian Army on the 12th September 1914, it seems that he was in the Military Police in Melbourne till 21 January 1916 when he made a request for transfer to a rifle company. I have seen the passenger list of the ship he left Australia on in 1916 & it shows that he was the longest or second longest serving member on that ship. The documents I have been able to find at the National Australian Archives mentions his service in the Military Police but there are no details of what he did or where he was stationed in Melbourne or his units number.
Submitted 18 February 2015 by Alan Shaw
Wounded in battle
Harold was wounded on the 4th of October 1917 at Passiondale, GSW right testicle, bayonet wound in side.
Submitted 12 January 2015 by Alan Shaw
First Army Unit
Harold's first Unit was MILITARY POLICE Melbourne. His Service Record mentions the Anzac Police while he was in Alexandria, Egypt awaiting to be transferred to the 24th Battatlion, 9th Reinforcements.
Submitted 12 January 2015 by Alan Shaw
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