We remember George Shakesheff

We remember George Shakesheff

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Ledbury, Herefordshire United Kingdom Source:8858894 Source:7955621 1881
1900
enlistment Newport, Monmouthshire United Kingdom Source:7955621 1900
1900
service British Army Private 5870 The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion Source:7955622 31st March 1900
1911
awards Queen's South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:7955622 1st April 1911
1914
service British Army Private 6866 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:3970313 27th August 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3970313 27th August 1914
1915
service British Army Private 6866 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:3970313 25th April 1915 - 19th June 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:3970313 25th April 1915 - 19th June 1915
1915
death Killed in Action Gallipoli Turkey Source:3970313 Source:8455234 19th June 1915
burial Helles Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey Source:7955621

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Shakesheff
Source 7955621
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6866 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 5870 The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 6866 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Queen's South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Keith1947
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Keith1947
Boer War - Queen's South Africa medal roll Keith1947
Wales in the 1st World War Cathy137073

Multimedia

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Full dress uniform Keith1947
Queen's South Africa medal Keith1947

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