Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Ernest Shaw
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shaw,
Alfred Ernest
Date of birth: 1881-11-21
Place of birth: Millbrook Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs A.E.Shaw, Wife, Caldecote House, Newport Pagnell, Buckshire, England
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Soldier
Occupation (normalized): Other Military Ranks
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-06-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Rank detail
- Lieutenant-Colonel (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-10-16 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
Commemoration location: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium,
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1595930
LAC ID:
223861
Service file: B8814-S033
Uploader's Notes:
Husband of Katherine Shaw, of 732, 13th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
His previous military experience is listed as 3rd Dragoons, Believed some South African service, RWWP Staff and the 6th CMR.
In the war diary he listed as dying when along with 80 other men he tried to repulse the enemy who had taken the trenches to his right which had previously been occupied by the 4th CMR. The 4th CMR had lost this trench when a mine expolded under them destroying it. After his death command was taken over by a Major Palmer who eventually had to give the order to withdraw when they had exhausted all their ammunition.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from attestation papers and the 1st CMR war diary. [Not Specified Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 6th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-12-16