Private William George Shaw
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shaw,
William George
Date of birth: 1897-11-26
Place of birth: Parry Sound Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Charles Shaw; father; Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-09-19
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, XV. D. 5A.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 101570
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-12-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded on 15th September during the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive and died a few days later of the wounds.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 497778
LAC ID:
224573
Service file: B8827-S026
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Charles and Margaret Shaw of 11917 - 89th St., Edmonton, Alberta.
Prior service - 6 months 19th Alberta Dragoons.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion A ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-15