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Private John Short

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Short, John
Date of birth: 1892-04-08
Place of birth: Manchester England
Next of kin: John Short, father, 59 Rolleston Street, Manchester, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-02
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 428021
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: railway dugouts, Zillebeke

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595978
LAC ID: 227571
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8880-S015
Uploader's Notes: Prior service 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 3rd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-06-26