Keith
Charles
Shaw
Born in Dartford, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Eric Shaw [half], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)] and Iain Shaw
Died
at age 21
in Active War Service in Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province, Vietnam
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2017
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Biography
Pte Keith Shaw served in the Australian Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: 25 May 1967
Unit(s): 4th Battalion; Royal Australian Regiment
Service ended: 08 October 1968
Service started: 25 May 1967
Unit(s): 4th Battalion; Royal Australian Regiment
Service ended: 08 October 1968
Private Keith Shaw was Killed in action in Vietnam during Vietnam War.
Occupation
- Enlisted Soldier
- On 13 May 1968 an advance party from 4 RAR moved by air to South Vietnam.
- This group arrived on South Vietnam on 14 May 1968.
- The main body of the Battalion departed on 21 May 1968 and travelled to Vietnam aboard HMAS Sydney.
- The battalion took over from 2RAR on 21 June at the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province.
Sources
- Family Archive.
- England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7H-VW8Z : 1 October 2014), Keith C Shaw, 1947; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Dartford, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- DVA Nominal Roll
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131675835
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keith by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Keith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keith by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Keith:
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100.00%
Iain Shaw 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TG3774647 [compare], Ancestry member research1878
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~3.12%
Endella Farnell :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Lynn (Smith) Collette :
23andMe, GEDmatch M137106 [compare]
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Natalie (Durbin) Trott
Natalie (Durbin) Trott
Hi..Please replace the unit with 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Thanks!
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