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{{Personnel
|id=313
|Surname and forenames=Shaw Robert
|Army number=2759991
|Rank=L/Cpl
|Age=0
|Unit=BW, 1 TS
|Home address=129, Parkland Rd. Gateshead
|Source table=1TS
}}

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 |Surname and forenames=Shaw Robert
 |Army number=2759991
-|Rank=L/Cpl
+|Rank=Lance Corporal
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch at Recruiting Centre No. 96, date not yet confirmed.  Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish 15/3/40.  Served with the B.E.F.?  Taken Prisoner of War?  Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - date unknown, posted to the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 3/10/45, Authority:- Part II Order 11 A & S H 73/45, and posted to P Depot.  A Class Release 9/8/46.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch at Recruiting Centre No. 96, date not yet confirmed.  Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish 15/3/40, probably under the arrangement allowing direct recruitment to the Battalion.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940.  Repatriated to the UK.  Transferred post-war to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - date unknown, and posted to the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 3/10/45, Authority:- Part II Order 11 A & S H 73/45, and posted to P Depot.  Granted A Class Release 9/8/46.
-|Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs Albert Watson (? adopted).  Employed at Co-operative Dairy.  Lived at 129, Parkland Rd. Gateshead.
+|Home address=Son (possibly adopted) of Mr and Mrs Albert Watson.  Employed at Co-operative Dairy.  Lived at 129, Parkland Rd. Gateshead.
 |Decorations=Non known beyond Service Awards.
 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
-|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
+|Company/Battery=A Company.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
-|Task or role=Probably rifleman.
+|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
 |Joined Brigade=15/3/1940.
 |Promotions=Lance Corporal.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Not known for certain but this is a possibility.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag XXB, PoW Number 9829.
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}
-The relavely common nature of this soldier's name has hindered the researching of genealogical information.
+The relatively common nature of this soldier's name has hindered the researching of genealogical information to support this Page.

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 |Rank=L/Cpl
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Enlisted Black Watch at Recruiting Centre No. 96, Posted 1 TS 15/3/40, Trf Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - date unknown, Posted 11th Argylls, Trf Corps of Military Police 3/10/45, Authority:- Part II Order 11 A & S H 73/45, Posted P Depot, A Rel 9/8/46.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch at Recruiting Centre No. 96, date not yet confirmed.  Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish 15/3/40.  Served with the B.E.F.?  Taken Prisoner of War?  Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - date unknown, posted to the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 3/10/45, Authority:- Part II Order 11 A & S H 73/45, and posted to P Depot.  A Class Release 9/8/46.
-|Home address=129, Parkland Rd. Gateshead
+|Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs Albert Watson (? adopted).  Employed at Co-operative Dairy.  Lived at 129, Parkland Rd. Gateshead.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}