Shaw, Alfred George –

Of 62, Balshaw Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 76, Balshaw Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Re-enlisted February 1915, as Private 20279, 21st Bn., Welsh Regiment. Transferred to Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Caught multiple times as an absentee appearing before Bolton Magistrates each time to be sent back to his respective units under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/27 & JBO/1/28).

Personal details

  • Surname: Shaw
  • Forename: Alfred George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 58676
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915 12/02/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 7g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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