Private Wilbur Harris Shortliffe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shortliffe,
Wilbur Harris
Date of birth: 1894-01-23
Place of birth: South Range Digby County Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Albert Shortliffe (Father), Digby, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Printer
Occupation (normalized): Printer, General
Address:
Digby, Nova Scotia
Date of death:
1918-09-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, I. C. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 282727
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-06-29 ?
- Private (Army). 1916-03-06 to 1917-06-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Scarpe
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 250646
LAC ID:
227704
Service file: B8882-S043
Uploader's Notes:
Son of A. G. Shortliffe, of Digby, Nova Scotia. Born on January 28, 1894. He enlisted at Digby on March 6, 1916.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20