SHORT, Walter Samuel
| Service Number: | 61216 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | London, England, 23 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Influenza, At sea at Sierra Leonne on board HMAT Barambah (A37), 20 October 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61216, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61216, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61216, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 20 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 61216, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 61216 awm_unit: 10th Australian Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 20th October…… Walter Samuel Short was born on 23rd April, 1897 in London, England. He married Theresa Josephene Lindsay in Victoria in 1918.
Walter Short enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th June, 1918 as a 21 year old, married, Baker (marine) from (care of) Miss T. Lindsay, 13 Raphael Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
The Department of The Navy, Melbourne wrote a letter to The Officer in Charge, Recruiting Depot, Town Hall, Melbourne, on 18th June, 1918 stating “This is to certify that Walter S. Short, who produces a Mercantile Marine Discharge Certificate, is not required in the Royal Australian Navy.”
Private Walter Samuel Short embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Barambah (A37) on 31st August, 1918 with the 10th V. (Victorian) Reinforcements.
He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 10th October, 1918 with Influenza while at Sea. (The Hospital Admissions form recorded that he was admitted on 11th October, 1918).
A Cablegram was sent to the Secretary for Defence, Melbourne from Sierra Leone, on 29th October, 1918 from O.C. Troopship “Barambah” which stated “I beg to report that this transport left Cape Town at 6.30 pm on Sunday 6th October and anchored off Freetown, Sierra Leone at 10 am on Sunday 20th October.”
Private Walter Samuel Short died at 1.10 pm on 20th October, 1918 at Sierra Leonne on board HMAT Barambah (A37) from Syncope supervening on Influenza.
He was buried at Sea on 20th October, 1918 & is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Private Walter Samuel Short was one of eighteen deaths on board HMAT Barambah (A37) on the voyage from Australia to England.
A Cablegram was sent to the Secretary for Defence, Melbourne from Sierra Leone, on 29th October, 1918 from O.C. Troopship “Barambah” which advised that there was a “severe Epidemic Influenza. Six hundred cases. Caused the following eleven deaths.”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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