Innis George Shaw (1894 - 1965)

Born 13 Jan 1894 in Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand

Husband of Ivy Irene (Stevens) Shaw — married 7 Dec 1921 in Auckland, New Zealand

Died 29 Dec 1965 at age 71 in Auckland, New Zealand

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George Shaw is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Biography

Innis or Innes was born in 1894. He was the son of William Shaw and Isabella Martin.

At the time of World War I, his military file shows his civilian occupation as Dairy factory worker, and his father living in Auckland, and his mother living in Hamilton.

SHAW. Trooper George Innes Shaw, wounded while serving with the Otago Mounted Rifles, enlisted at Hamilton, and left New Zealand with the Third Reinforcements. He is the youngest son of Mr. William Matthew Shaw, retired farmer, now living at 45 Karangahape Road, Auckland but formerly of Te Awamutu. Trooper Shaw was 21 years of age in January last, and was farming at Te Awamutu when war was declared. (Source: Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 226, 22 September 1915, Page 7)

There is a picture of him in uniform in the Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 234, 1 October 1915, Page 8. His WW1 service number was 9/992. A handwritten note by him concerning his military service states: "Enlisted November 1914, joined Auckland Mounted Rifles, transferred to Otago Mounted Rifles, then transferred to NZ Artillery. Served on Gallipoli, wounded on Gallipoli, sent to England and then back to Egypt. Then back to France, served there till the Armistice, then served in the Army of Occupation in Germany. Returned to NZ in 1919."

Following the war he became a mechanic and eventually the proprietor of a garage in Hamilton.George married Ivy Irene Stevens in 1921 ^[1] and they had three children. Unfortunately he had some financial reverses and declared bankruptcy in 1938. He then became a storeman and clerk.

He re-enlisted to serve (Service number 34919), with the Regular Forces between 1951 and 1958 and was discharged in 1958. He held the rank of Corporal when he was due to be discharged in 1957 but then was re-engaged on a month to month basis as a Private. At the time his army career was coming to an end his eyesight had been causing him some difficulty and he had been working in the Transport division as a mechanic. His period of engagement had been extended several times since 1951, and his pending departure in 1957 left a gap that was hard to fill. So he was re-engaged on a month to month basis until a replacement could be found. He was about 63 or 64 when he left the Army.

He passed away in 1965 age 71 ^[2] He and Ivy had been living at 44 Bollard Avenue, Mt Albert. He was cremated at Purewa Cemetery on the last day of that year, with his ashes being scattered.

Research Notes

Looking for information concerning possible service during WW2

Archives New Zealand holds a bankruptcy file BCDG 17482/104 (Record no. 2074) for Innes George Shaw dated 1938. (Bankruptcy file - Innes George Shaw of Hamilton, garage proprietor ex parte The Dominion Motors Limited ).

Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Marriage registration 1921/3605
2. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Death registration 1966/24528