Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Holden, of 25, Gower Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted aged 17. Reported missing in Mesopotamia since 09/04/1916 and subsequently presumed killed.
Shaw, Harry –
Personal details
- Surname: Shaw
- Forename: Harry
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 9th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 17788
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
- CWGC reference: Panel 27.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 02/06/1916 05/01/1917 07/06/1918 14/06/1918 23/08/1918