Bertie William Bentley SHAW

Regimental number6/1124
Date of birth4 January 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCashel Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Height6' 0"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinHerbert Shaw, Whitford, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 August 1914
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert William and Mary Elizabeth Shaw (nee Strike), Whitford, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816134