| Regimental number | 1775 |
| Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia |
| School | Gawler and Flinders Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Beech Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Short, Beech Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of Bronchial Pneumonia on 27 September 1918. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 24), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
| 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.1744 Private Arthur Gawler Short, 16th Battalion, who was killed in actionat Lone Pine, Gallipoli on 8 August 1915. |
Postal Address:
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Street Address:
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