Regimental number | 293 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Ballarat State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fitter's mechanic |
Address | Friezland, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Friend, J W McKenzie, Railway Hotel, Friezland, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row E, Grave No. 17), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine SHORTRIDGE. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.169 Sergeant Ivan Shortbridge M.M., 2nd Field Company Engineers, who was killed in action in France on 11 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |