SHORT, Henry
| Service Numbers: | 615, 615A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 29 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Adelaide Advertiser) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 October 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 615, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615A, 29th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 615A awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-27 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE H. SHORT.
Private Harry Short, who is reported to have been killed in action in France on October 28, was the youngest son of Mr. James Short, of 68 Henley Beach-road, Mile-End. He left Australia on November 18, 1915 and saw service on the Suez Canal. Thence he went to France. Private Short was born at Gawler, and was 24 years of age. He had lived at Mile-End for the past nine years. He played for several years with the Torrensville Football Club, and was popular among a wide circle of friends. Private Short was formerly an employee of ''The Advertiser" office. His manly disposition won for him the respect and admiration of all who knew him. One of his brothers was killed in action at Gallipoli last year, and an other is still on active service in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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