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William James Henry Mitchell Shaw

1875-1938

Portrait of William James Henry Mitchell Shaw

Unit

2nd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

21429

About

Born in New Zealand

14 December 1875
Work

Occupation

Hotelkeeper

Employer

Own
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Lucy Shaw

Army Experience

  • Waimute Volunteers

    New Zealand

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 62

    30 September 1938

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 13/0103785, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.34, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 42.

    Photograph

    Wairarapa Archive, 15-154/160.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William James Henry Mitchell Shaw (1875-1938)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/767

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