UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 results for Frank Shaw (Died 1942 +/- 5 years should cover the war years) Frank F Shaw Gunner Oldham 6 Jun 1944 Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 (Aged 22) Frank F P Shaw Craftsman Sheffield 25 Oct 1944 Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 [Enlisted in Royal Army Ordnance Corps] Frank F Shaw Corporal Bolton 16 Jul 1943 Far East (other than places specified) Frank F Shaw Private Manchester 18 Feb 1945 Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Frank F Shaw Lance Corporal Oldham Jun 1940 France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40 (died too early) Frank F Shaw Corporal Huddersfield 17 Oct 1944 Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Frank F E Shaw Sapper London SE 18 Jun 1942 Persia-Iraq (died too early) As far as I can see none of these are Sergeants, none of them are Commandos (when I check the detail record), only 1 of them is in Royal Artillery. Closest one: Name: Frank Shaw Given Initials: F Rank: Gunner Death Date: 6 Jun 1944 Number: 1794179 Birth Place: Oldham Residence: Oldham Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery Branch at Death: Royal Artillery` Casualty See inscription The other point here is that this Frank Shaw married in 1943 [to Lily Smith] Name: Frank Shaw Registration Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1943 Registration district: Oldham Inferred County: Lancashire Spouse: Lily Smith Volume Number: 8d Page Number: 1601 and a daughter Enid was born in 1944 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 Name: Enid Shaw Registration Date: 1944 Registration district: Middleton Inferred County: Lancashire Re-registration Year: 1944 Mother's Maiden Name: Smith Volume Number: 8d Page Number: 863 TD
At the risk of complicating things even further perhaps it should not be ruled out that his name could have been Francis! Example only: Casualty
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Francis Shaw Given Initials: F E Rank: Lance Serjeant Death Date: 5 Aug 1944 Number: 3713860 Birth Place: Liverpool Residence: Liverpool Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery Branch at Death: Royal Artillery TD
You can see the R.A. shoulder titles above his parachute wings. His Royal Artillery Sergeant's N.C.O. sleeve badge sewn directly over his stripes. If he served in Italy he may well have been with the 1st Airlanding Light Regiment Royal Artillery. 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, RA 1st Airlanding Light Regiment - Wikipedia The 1st Airlanding Light Regiment didn't appear to have unit specific shoulder titles and retained Royal Artillery titles. Gunner Alan Bettes 1st Airlanding Light Regiment Royal Artillery THE LAST POST
Further to TD's post 16 the badges are incorrectly placed. The gun should be below 'Airborne' between the 'V' of the top stripe. Tim
