Augustus Arthur "Gus" Shallow

Abt 1926 - 1945  (~ 19 years)

• Name	Augustus Arthur Shallow
  	His name was also recorded as Augustine in some documents.
  Nickname	Gus
  Born	Abt 1926	Grand Falls, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1945	Asia
  Royal Air Force, 117 Squadron, Flt Sgt A.A. Shallow, 798798 (Sgt. Shallow, Augustus Arthur), killed in action, 13 Jul 1945. Citations: 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defense of England Medal, Newfoundland Volunteer Medal, War Medal. Grand Falls War Memorial - Soldiers killed in WWII - 1939-1945 Sergeant A.A. Shallow
  Died	13 Jul 1945	Asia   [2]
  Cause: war action
  Address: Asia
  Buried	Address: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore, Column 450.  [2]
  In the Far East at Singapore, the SINGAPORE MEMORIAL bears, on its columns, the names of over 24,000 soldiers and airmen of the British Commonwealth and Empire who have no known grave. The airmen whose names are inscribed on the Memorial died during operations over the whole of southern and eastern Asia and the surrounding seas and oceans.The SINGAPORE MEMORIAL stands in Kranji War Cemetery. In memory of: Flight Sergeant Augustus Arthur Shallow, July 13, 1945. Picture and more information available on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial at:https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1816130 Gus is also commemorated on the same headstone as his parents in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery - Union St., Grand Falls, NL.
  Person ID	I2401	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Michael Samuel Shallow,   b. Sep 1875, Fermeuse, Newfoundland ,   d. 1948, Grand Falls, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane "Bessie" Oldford,   b. 27 Nov 1886, Salvage, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Dec 1938, Grand Falls, Newfoundland  (Age 52 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1914	Grand Falls, Newfoundland   [3]
  When Bessie remarried at Grands Falls in 1914, her religion was given as Roman Catholic. However, on the Vital Statistics death records of her parents, Robert (d. 1934) and Mary Jane (d. 1918) Oldford, their religion was noted as being Church of England/Anglican. Since it appears that Bessie's previous husband was Roman Catholic, it is likely that she converted to Roman Catholicism on her first marriage.
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1926 - Grand Falls, Newfoundland Military - 1945 - Asia Died - Cause: war action - 13 Jul 1945 - Asia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1935 Newfoundland Census, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed entries of nominal 1935 Newfoundland Census posted under "Census, Fishing Rooms and Planter Listings). [S60] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ( http://www.cwgc.org.uk/commemoration.asp?casualty=722179 ). [S61] Vital Statistics Division - Newfoundland Death Records, (Online: (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1dist-vstats-idx.shtml ) Transcribed records, posted by district, from the Registry Books of the Vital Statistic Division of the Government of Newfoundland).