Regimental number | 1744 |
Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia |
School | Flinders Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Baker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, James Short, Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial Row D, No. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jane SHORT, White Street, Highgate, South Australia. Native of Gawler, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers:No.615 Private Henry 'Harry' Short, 29th and then 32nd Battalions, killed in action at Flers, France on 27 October 1916 and No.1775 Private Edward Charles Short, 27th Battalion and 2nd Machine Gun Company, who died of bronchial pneumonia at Abbeville, France on 27 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |