Corporal JOHN SHAW
Last address in Lewis: 10 Newvalley,
Son of John Shaw, of New Valley, Stornoway.
Service unit: 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 3/6226
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 9 May 1915 at the age of 27
Killed in action
Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 38 and 39
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
Four of his brothers also served in the war. Alex was killed in action in 1914 whilst serving in the Gordons; Norman; Neil was a CSM in the Canadian Army, and earned a DCM for gallantry in the field and Duncan was a piper in the Gordon Highlanders
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