William
Ernest
Shaw
Born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Charles Henry Shaw
and Hannah Elizabeth (Keep) Shaw
Brother of
Albert Shaw, Alice Ada (Shaw) Watt, Charles Richard Shaw, Elizabeth Hannah (Shaw) Butler, Edith Sophia (Shaw) Pearce, Alice Eva Shaw, Louisa Shaw, Arthur James Shaw, Gilbert Rowland Salier Shaw, Eva Violet (Shaw) Fleming, Mabel Emily (Shaw) Firth and Frances Nellie Shaw
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2019
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Biography
William enlisted with the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) on 29 August 1914 and was in the 9th Battalion. They were in the first group to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and was wounded (gunshot wound to right leg) but returned to duty. WES was admitted multiple times in 1916 for a hernia and refusing an operation in Egypt, returned to Australia for an operation in June 1916. The hospital report in Australia said they could “find no hernia” and he was returned to duty. WES transferred to the 18th Reinforcement of 26th Battalion when Gilbert (his younger brother) enlisted in December 1916. William was Killed in Action in Belgium on 5 October 1917.
Sources
- Queensland Government - Birth Registration [1]
- National Archives of Australia - Military Service Record [2]
- Queensland Government - Death Registration [3]
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/12026924/william-ernest-shaw : accessed 06 August 2021), memorial page for Private William Ernest “Willie” Shaw (18 Jun 1889–5 Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12026924, citing Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium ; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026) .
- William Ernest Shaw as part of the Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree Project
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~12.50%
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