Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension | III. E. 11. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William Carstairs Shaw and Mary Emilie Shaw (nee Oakes); husband of Mabel Shaw, of Wilton House School, Reading. Secy [Secretary] at Belgrano, Argentina (1910).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
10th (Service) Battalion Formed at Stirling in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 27th Brigade in 9th (Scottish) Division. Moved to Bordon. Moved to billets in New Alresford in November and in February 1915 went to Bramshott. 11 May 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 6 May 1916 : transferred to 26th Brigade in same Division. 17 February 1918 : transferred to 97th Brigade in 32nd Division. |
| Action : The Battle of Amiens and associated actions |
8 August - 17 August 1918. This was the battle that turned the tide of the German advance and started the Allied advances that were to culminate in the Armistice three months later. The impact of the defeat at Amiens on German morale cannot be overstated ? they had done all they could yet still the allies, particularly with US troops starting to be deployed to effect, had absorbed everything and were still capable of attacking and beating them.
Detail :
Landed in France 25th April 1918.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Star.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Victoria No. 2329 E.C. | South America (South) |
| Joined : | St Georges Lodge No. 3641 E.C. | Argentina |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th February 1910 | 14th July 1910 | 9th September 1910 |
Initiated into Victoria Lodge, Buenos Aires, and joined St. Georges Lodge as a Founder member upon consecration on the 14 April 1913. The annotation in the contribution record states "Killed in Action Aug 1918" in the record of Victoria and his war service is also recorded in St. Georges with the final remark of "Died on Active Service."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley