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Private William George Shaw

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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
  1. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. 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 this.
CWGC ID: 497778
LAC ID: 224573
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

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