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SHORT, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1775 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Died of Illness, France, 27 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1775, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1775, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1775, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 27 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1775, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1775 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-27 |
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