Edwin SHAW

Regimental number41114
Date of birth20 November 1874
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 7.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frederick Shaw, Pomona Street, Gore
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 November 1916
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 5), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F. Shaw, Pomana Street, Gore
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917, and reverted to Temporary Lance Corporal.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 10 August 1917.

Posted wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 3 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 34
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816153

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