William John SHAW

Regimental number28808
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Joseph Shaw, Oratia via Waikumete
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No 5), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Emma J. Shaw, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 5