Regimental number | 2563 |
Place of birth | Petersham, New South Wales |
School | Public Schools, New South Wales |
Other training | Hawksbury Agricultural College, NSW |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | c/o H Shorter, Moore Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, W T A Shorter, c/o L H Shorter, Solicitor Moore Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF2 Promotion date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. II), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret SHORTER |
Family/military connections | Nil. |