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SHAW, Robert Davidson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1416 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | High Blantyrel, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | High Blantyrel Public School, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 18, 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
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1416, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1416, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1416, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Andrew and Helen Davidson Shaw of 'Millardale', 45 Hunthill Road, High Blantyre, Scotland. Brother of G.D. Shaw and I.L. Shaw of High Blantyre, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal