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SHORT, Arthur Gawler
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1744 |
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Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, June 1886 |
Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1744, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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1 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
1 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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