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Private James Shaw

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Shaw, James
Date of birth: 1891-01-01
Place of birth: Belfast County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Mrs. Alice Shaw, 7 Hamer Street, Redditch, near Stockport, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-10-02
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 126882
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack north of Courcelette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1575651
LAC ID: 224183
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8820-S013
Uploader's Research notes: December 2015 - Memorial Cross offered on eBay. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 71st Battalion Private Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-12-27