Private George Forbes Shorten
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shorten,
George Forbes
Date of birth: 1898-04-04
Place of birth: County Cork Ireland
Next of kin: E J Percival, friend. Box 714, Cobalt, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Address:
North Gower, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1919-06-16
Cause of death:
Died of illness
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 640126
Highest Rank:
Private
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-02-28 to 1919-04-24
- Private, 156th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-01-05 to 1918-02-28
- Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-08 to 1917-01-05
- Private (Army). 1916-11-02 to 1916-12-08
- Private, 156th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-05-02 to 1916-11-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 425469
LAC ID:
227666
Service file: B8882-S006
Uploader's Notes: Died of septicaemia and cardiac failure
Uploader's Research notes: 156th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 109th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 156th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 156th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 124th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-01-13