Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 18, 1918

Pte. John William Shaw
Machine Gun Corps

Swinton, Killed,

From Swinton’s Roll of Honour

Private 73544,
4th Battalion,
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Killed in action 28th March 1918.
Age 20
Born and resident Swinton, enlisted Mexborough.
Son of John Shaw, of 70, Frederick St., Mexborough, Yorks.

Formerly 20890, Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Buried in Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 4.