Regimental number | 2684 |
Place of birth | Gisborny, Victoria |
School | Couangalt State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Coachman |
Address | Gisborne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Short, Gisborne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as a Cadet (1 year) and in the Citizen Military Forces (3 years). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was recommended three times for a Commission as a Lieutenant. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Corbie, France |
Age at death | 33.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Lily SHORT, Gisborne, Victoria |