Service Details
Name:
 SHAW
Given Name:
 JOHN HERBERT
Initials:
 J H
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Northumberland Fusiliers
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Unit:
 6th Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly 1st MR Natal Carbineers
Date of Death:
 1917-10-26
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Houlthurst Wood
Additional
Information:
Son of Henry William Cross and Katherine Shaw. Husband of Alice Jacqueline Shaw. Born Yardley, Warwickshire, England. Educated Solihull School. Served in Boer War with Worcestershire Yeomanry. QSA w/3 clasps. Engaged in farming in South Africa. Joined Natal Carbineers and served in German South West Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 TYNE COT MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 19 to 23 and 162.

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