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Lance Corporal

Archibald Smith Shaw

Service number 307745
Military unit 1/8th battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Address 18 Clara Street, Stoke, Coventry
Date of birth 12 May 1897
Date of death 15 Jun 1918 (21 years old)
Place of birth Radford Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Archibald Smith Shaw was born on 12th May 1897 at Nottingham, he was the son of Samuel Smith Shaw a bookkeeper and Jane Bertie Shaw née Abell and the brother of Beatrice and Wilfred Shaw.

Samuel Smith Shaw was born in 1867 at Radford, Jane Bertie Abell was born in 1871 at Nottingham, they were married in 1889 at Nottingham and had 5 children, 1 sadly died in infancy or early childhood,

In 1911 the family lived at 16 Clifford Street Radford Nottingham.Jane BertieShaw head of the household 40 yrs and maried no occupation listed is living with her children Beatrice 16 yrs a back girl in swiss embroidery manufacturing, Archibald 13 yrs Wilfred 5 yrs of age.

Military history

Lance Coproral Archibald Smith Shaw, enlisted on 7th November 1914 at Coventry, he was 18 yrs and 7 months old, he was living at 18 Clara Street, Stoke, Coventry his next of kin was his mother Jane Shaw of the same address. Posted to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He landed in France on 29th June 1916 and suffered from “shell shock” on 22nd July 1916. He was serving with 1/8th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment when he was killed in action in Italy on 15th June 1918 and is buried in Magnaboschi British Cemetery,Asiago Plateau, Italy.

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