WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 66277 | Corporal Christopher Pearson Shaw | born 1884 | |
| Australian National Archives service record | Enlisted 18/4/18 Occupation: Commonwealth works officer (Dept. works and railways) Wife: Ellen Religious denomination: Quaker Address: “Altona”, Jessie Street, Armidale, New South Wales Height 5ft 6 ¼ ins; Weight 164 lbs; Chest 37 ins Fair complexion; Blue eyes; Medium hair Recruited to Depot (H Company 1st Infantry Depot Bn, Liverpool, Sydney) Pte. 16/5/18 – 20/6/18 27/8/18 to 4/9/18 A Company Composite Bn. 20th GSR (N) 5/9/18 to 5/10/18 A/Cpl Embarked from Melbourne, Australia on HMAT Zealandic 5/10/18 as a Private. While at sea was A/Sgt (ship’s provost Sgt) reverting to A/Cpl then Pte 5/12/18 Disembarked London 5/12/18 57th Bn Tidworth to 20/12/18 Granted leave from 4/2/19 to 16/5/19 with pay & subsistence (non Military Employment) – surveying at C Pearson Shaw, surveyors Bingham Returned to Australia 8/7/19 on SS Friedricksruh (see below), arriving 1/9/19 Discharged 19/9/19 23/9/19 Query from Shaw saying he performed duties of lecturer on the Educational Staff on board ship and is entitled to extra duty pay as A/Cpl for the voyage. Shaw stated to the Finance Officer that this had been approved and recommended and forwarded to Tidworth from Westham Camp, Weymouth. 30/9/19 There is a letter in response to the letter from 23/9/19 saying there is no record of his having performed extra duties on the voyage to Australia |
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Family history etc
| Corporal Christopher Pearson Shaw | |||
| 1884 | Born Fleetwood, Lancs 14/1/84 | ||
| Census 1891 | Living at 58 Granville Rd., Hoe St., Walthamstow with: Father: Christopher Pearson Shaw, b. 1852 Kendal, Cumberland Mother: Alice Spicer Shaw, b. 1853 Levens, Cumberland Siblings, James A, b. 1873 Preston, Lancs Richard C, b. 1875 Fleetwood Ada, b. 1879 Fleetwood Maggie M, b.1881 Blackpool Helena S, b. 1883 Fletwood Hilda aged 5 b. Walthamstow, Essex Harry Edmond aged 3 b. Fleetwood, Lancs Eva aged 1 Walthamstow, Essex |
Architect and Surveyor Architect’s assistant Clerk |
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| Census 1901 | Living at 22 Russell St., Nottingham with: Father: Christopher Pearson Shaw Mother: Alice Spicer Shaw Siblings: Alice M Hilda Harry Eva John Beetham b. 1886 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, Essex AND Aunt: Sarah Hiscock, b. 1860 Levens Westmorland |
Surveyor’s pupil Architect and Quantity Surveyor |
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| Census 1911 | Living at Eskdale, Long Acre, Bingham with: Father: Christopher Pearson Shaw Mother: Alice Spicer Shaw Siblings: Eva John Harry Edmond AND Visitor: Maria Unwin, b. 1855 Carlton |
Architect and Quantity Surveyor Architect and Quantity Surveyor elementary teacher Surveyor with County Council Certificated Head Teacher |
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| 1911 | Christopher P Shaw married Ellen Walkden, at St Thomas’ Church, Batley, in the district of Dewsbury, June 14th 1911 | His occupation and that of his father given as architect and surveyor. He was 27. | her father was John Thomas Walken, an insurance superintendent, of Oak View, Trinity Lane, Batley. She was 28 years old. 1911 census shows her sisters as assistant teachers but has no occupation for Ellen, the oldest of three sisters.In 1901 the family lived in Todmorden and Ellen was a dressmaker. She was born in Blackburn. |
| 1912 | Christopher sailed for Australia on SS Somerset 7 December from Liverpool to Sydney. Age 28, occupation Surveyor. | ||
| Australian Electoral Rolls | From 1930 to 1949 Christopher and Ellen, address: Llanvale,
Fig Tree Road, Hunters Hill, Gladesville, NSW. His occupation Quantity Surveyor, her occupation: housewife. |
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| 9/5/1935 | Reply from a request from Shaw for extra medals saying he did not qualify for the Victory Medal as he was not on the strength of a unit in a theatre of war. | ||
| 17th July 1950 | War service declared to War Service Homes Division, address 26 Pirie Street, Adelaide As | A/Sgt | |