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Shaw Victor John

Born 9^th February 1874 Cressy Tasmania the son of John and Mary Ann Shaw (nee Higgs) and married to Eva Florence Thomson, a carpenter he enlisted and embarked Sydney 17^th March 1915 on board “HMAT Shropshire’” with the 15^th Infantry Battalion.

He joined his unit at Gallipolli on 27 May 1915 where he fought until he contracted dysentery. He was transferred from Gallipolli to Malta by hospital ship "Ascania".  He died 28^th August 1915 in St Andrew’s Hospital Malta and was buried in the Addolorata Cemetery, Malta

Mr Victor Shaw was yesterday advised by cable from relatives in Sydney of the death of his brother Hector John Shaw at Gallipoli. Deceased, who was 41 years of age, and a son of Mr. John Shaw, of Launceston, enlisted in Sydney, and was despatched to the front with the 4th reinforcement to the 15th Battalion. He will be remembered in Launceston as a one-time employee of Dempsters of whose furniture department he was for some time manager. The late Private Shaw went to Sydney some seven years ago, and had there been employed by Anthony Hordern.

The Examiner Launceston 8^th September 1915

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