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Walter Samuel SHORT

Regimental number61216
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Addressc/o Miss T. Lindsay, 13 Ralphael Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs T.J. Short, 13 Ralphael Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 June 1918
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th General (Victorian) Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 31 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th General Service Reinforcements
FateDied at sea 20 October 1918
Date of death20 October 1918
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsHollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
185
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
NOTE DATE OF DEATH
Other details

Embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918.

Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 10 October 1918 (influenza).

Died, 20 October 1918.

Buried at sea, 20 October 1918.

Medal: British War Medal.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHORT Walter Samuel

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