Pte. Arthur Shaw

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Pte. Arthur Shaw

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cave Hill Farm, Arrow Junction, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Death: May 07, 1918 (22)
France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [Panel 3.], Grevillers, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Immediate Family:

Son of William Shaw and Mary Waddle Shaw
Brother of Walter Shaw; Peter Wallace Shaw; Robert Shaw; James Shaw; William Shaw and 2 others

Occupation: Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 15288567
Service No: WWI 61416
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:
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Immediate Family

About Pte. Arthur Shaw

Arthur Shaw was born at Cave Hill Farm, Arrow Junction in Otago, New Zealand, on 5 December 1895 (reg. 1896/14928). His parents were William Shaw (1853-1934) and Mary Waddell Shaw (nee Frew) (1859-1933) who married at West Taieri in Otago on 22 December 1882. Arthur joined the Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, during World War I. He was killed in action in France. Arthur is remembered on the Grevillers New Zealand Memorial (bio by Debbie McCauley, 29 December 2022).

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohSA-SL.html / Ref 16.4.2021
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Pte. Arthur Shaw's Timeline

1895
December 5, 1895
Cave Hill Farm, Arrow Junction, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
1918
May 7, 1918
Age 22
France
May 7, 1918
Age 22
Grevillers New Zealand Memorial, [Panel 3.], Grevillers, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France