We remember Maurice William Short

We remember Maurice William Short

Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9254105 Source:9248416 1899
1911
employment Newsboy Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9254105 April 1911
1911
location 11 Emery Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9254105 April 1911
enlistment Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9248416
service British Army Private 374823 London Regiment Source:4021999
service British Army Rifleman 374823 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7513667
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9248416
location Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9248416
1918
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7513667 Source:9248416 2nd May 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 87 Source:7513667

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Maurice William
Initials MW
Last Name Short
Source 9248416
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
11 Emery Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom known April 1911
Chippenham, Wiltshire United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 374823 London Regiment Private
British Army 374823 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Azor Short father
Eliza Ann Short mother

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

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