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John Stanley SHORT

Regimental number2684
Place of birthGisborny, Victoria
SchoolCouangalt State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCoachman
AddressGisborne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Short, Gisborne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed as a Cadet (1 year) and in the Citizen Military Forces (3 years).
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWas recommended three times for a Commission as a Lieutenant.
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death33.7
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAdelaide 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

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