Private

William Shaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Bridget Shaw, of 16, Armagh St., Claudelands, Hamilton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2528
Name:
William Shaw
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F. Shaw (brother), Palmerston Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Shaw
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