History while in the forces
07 Aug 1915: joined Inns of Court Officers Training Corps12 Jan 1916: gazetted 2nd Lieutenant. Attached to 14th Local Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
17 Jun 1916: gazetted 1st Lieutenant
01 Sep 1916: gazetted Captain (temporary) Attached 81st Training Reserve Battalion at Gateshead
26 Apr 1917: drafted out to France, with 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment as Lieutenant
07 Jun 1917: wounded in right arm
02 Aug 1917: passed for General Service and attached to Reserve Unit of 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, West Hartlepool
15 Apr 1918: drafted out to Italy and promoted Captain
Nov 1918: awarded the Distinguished Service Order
04 Mar 1919: received discharge certificate and resumed work at Bank
06 Jun 1919: mentioned in Dispatches, by C-in-C Italy
- Surname
- Shaw
- Forename
- Joseph Taylor
- Rating or rank
- Captain
- Decorations
- Distinguished Service Order
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
- Branch
- 34 Kirkgate, Bradford
- Date of Birth
- 04 Jan 1883
- Date of birth
- 1883
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 01 Jul 1899
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 07 Aug 1915
