History while in the forces
19 Feb 1917: joined South Wales Borderers at Kinmel Park21 Jun 1917: promoted Lance Corporal
28 Aug 1917: sailed for France
04 Sep 1917: transferred to 8th Gloucester Regiment
21 Mar 1918-28 Mar 1918: killed in action in France
- Surname
- Brown
- Forename
- John Shaw
- Service number
- 38591 [9883]
- Rating or rank
- Lance Corporal [Private]
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Gloucestershire Regiment, [South Wales Borderers]
- Branch
- Metropolitan Bank branch, Neath
- Date of Birth
- 03 Sep 1898
- Date of birth
- 1898
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 16 Nov 1914
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 19 Feb 1917
