Husband of Alice Shaw, of 90, Station Road, Swinton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at Agecroft Colliery. Enlisted 1914. Wounded in the hip 31/05/1917.
Shaw, William H –
Personal details
- Surname: Shaw
- Forename: William H
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Swinton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 2nd, 1920
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Rifleman
- Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: R/1286
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: D.C.M.
Memorials
- Agecroft Colliers (Knowles's Collieries) Memorial - Salford
- St. John's (Pendlebury) Church - Salford
- CWGC Memorial: Pendlebury (St. John) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 1134.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/02/1918