Basic Details
Surname
Shaw
Forenames
A G
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Arthur Gilbey
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Commenced service (following acceptance into College but prior to matriculation) on the 12 December 1914. Lieutenant of the 4th or 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Served in France. Killed in action on December 24 1915. Buried in Ypres, West Flanders: CWGC gives us exactly where.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Menin Road South British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
December
Day of death
24
Age at death
19