Shaw, Albert

Date of Death	1891-01-26
Age	29
Cause of Death	illness - Pneumonia

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Able Seaman
Discharge Notes	Unmarked
Service Record	No
Ship	Penguin HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Queenborough Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Hobart, TAS

Notes

grave lost - Shaw deserted approximately three weeks prior to his death. He was working as a labourer on a bridge in Glenora when he contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia. He died in Hobart hospital and was identified by some of his shipmates who were also in the hospital.

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