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SHORT, Eric
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2726 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Huonville, Tasmania, Australia, January 1893 |
Home Town: | Huonville, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Ranelagh and Southbridge State Schools |
Occupation: | Vocalist |
Died: | Wounds, United Kingdom, 18 October 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England Aust Sect 13 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Huonville School Pictorial HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2726, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2726, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2726, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
18 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2726, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2726 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-18 |
Personal Stories
PTE ERIC SHORT
From Sue GuinanTasmania – The Great War 1914-1918
SHORT, ERIC.
Born 15th December 1892 Huonville the son of William and Agnes Short (nee Bell) a 22 year old orchardist he embarked with the 12th Battalion later transferring to the 52nd. He died 24th October 1916 in England after being wounded at Moquet Farm (gunshot wound to the left thigh) He was buried in the Wandsworth Cemetery England.
Submitted 1 November 2019 by Evan Evans