Regimental number | 580 |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
School | Moonta Mines State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Moonta Mines, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Lucy A Shorter, Moonta Mines, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William George |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 41), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Lucy SHORTER. Native of Moonta, South Australia |