Regimental number | 1946 |
Place of birth | Maffra Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Maffra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Short, Maffra, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1946A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10576 Driver Francis SHORT, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |