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SHORT, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2853 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glenferrie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newton Road, Rushden, England |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 28 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2853, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2853, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2853, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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