We remember William Shaw

We remember William Shaw

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Auldearn, Nairn, Ross-shire United Kingdom Source:7466148 Source:8498543 1896
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3990377 5th May 1915
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal S/8161 Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion Source:8498543 1916
1916
location The Glebe, Dunphail, Morayshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7466148 1916
enlistment Uphall, Linlithgowshire United Kingdom Source:8498543
service British Army Private S/8161 Seaforth Highlanders Source:3990377
1916
death Killed in Action The Somme France Source:7466148 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 15 C Source:7466148
sibling Maggie Shaw Source:9122117

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Shaw
Source 3990377
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
The Glebe, Dunphail, Morayshire United Kingdom parents address known 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army S/8161 Seaforth Highlanders Private
British Army S/8161 Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Shaw father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Maggie Shaw sister

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Thiepval Memorial Selena49658
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 1 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 2 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 3 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 4 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 5 Vincent96527
Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge Vincent96527
1914-15 Star Vincent96527
Victory Medal Vincent96527
British War Medal Vincent96527

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