William Shaw
Service number
4224
Military unit
1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
09 May 1915 (24 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of William and Edith Shaw, of 3 Parkinson Terrace, Archer Street, Nottingham.
Military history
Private William Shaw, enlisted in Nottingham and served with the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment. He landed in France on 27th January 1915 and was killed in action 9th May 1915. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
William Shaw
Photograph was published on 5th July 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Tow Great War Hucknall 1914-19181