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Plymouth, Devon [12]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

London England [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Abingdon, Berkshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Gisborne Victoria [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Jersey, Channel Islands [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Berwick, Northumberland [3]

Bideford, Devon [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [2]

Blandford England [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Evandale South Australia [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hanham, Gloucestershire [2]

Irchester, Northamptonshire [2]

Rank

Private [1372]

Gunner [143]

Corporal [120]

Driver [116]

Sapper [87]

Serjeant [85]

Lance Corporal [46]

Lieutenant [42]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Corporal [23]

Captain [22]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [11]

Major [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Rifleman [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Worker [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [170]

Labour Corps [154]

Army Service Corps [151]

Royal Engineers [148]

Royal Garrison Artillery [82]

London Regiment [76]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Devonshire Regiment [61]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Middlesex Regiment [42]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [35]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [32]

Royal Naval Division [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [30]

Highland Light Infantry [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15]

Service

British Army [2053]

Royal Navy [291]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Australian Imperial Force [114]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [2849]

H [3]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2762]

Merchant Navy [67]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

South Africa [2]

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Plymouth, Devon [12] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] London, Middlesex, England [7] Southampton, Hampshire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] London England [6] Barnstaple, Devon [5] Bath, Somerset [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Abingdon, Berkshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Gisborne Victoria [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Jersey, Channel Islands [4] Marylebone, London [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Berwick, Northumberland [3] Bideford, Devon [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bitton, Gloucestershire [2] Blandford England [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Durham, Durham [2] Edmonton, London [2] Evandale South Australia [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hackney, London [2] Hanham, Gloucestershire [2] Irchester, Northamptonshire [2]

Rank

Private [1372] Gunner [143] Corporal [120] Driver [116] Sapper [87] Serjeant [85] Lance Corporal [46] Lieutenant [42] Second Lieutenant [33] Pioneer [24] Acting Corporal [23] Captain [22] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [11] Major [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Rifleman [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Worker [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Saddler [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [170] Labour Corps [154] Army Service Corps [151] Royal Engineers [148] Royal Garrison Artillery [82] London Regiment [76] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Devonshire Regiment [61] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] Machine Gun Corps [50] Durham Light Infantry [43] Middlesex Regiment [42] Royal Fusiliers [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [35] Rifle Brigade [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [32] Royal Naval Division [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [30] Highland Light Infantry [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Somerset Light Infantry [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [22] East Surrey Regiment [21] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [19] Royal Irish Rifles [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Irish Fusiliers [17] Essex Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15]

Service

British Army [2053] Royal Navy [291] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Australian Imperial Force [114] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [2849] H [3] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2762] Merchant Navy [67] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [67] South Africa [2]

W J Short

Died 1916

British Army 445 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Leo Short

Died 1916

British Army 17090 Private Liverpool Regiment 18th Bn.

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William Short

Died 1918

British Army T/23783 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 48268 Driver Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 48268 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William George Short

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224477

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William Henry Short

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12067 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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J P Short

Born 1869

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)

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Patrick Joseph Short

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 2014 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2014V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

Royal Navy 2014.U. (Po) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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John Bertie Short

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277332

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Fredrick William Short

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96917

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Frank Arthur Short

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401699

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Thomas Edward Short

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280623

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Stanley S Short

Died 1918

British Army 329602 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Vernon Short

Died 1915

British Army 2817 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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William Henry Short

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J32325 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Hampshire"

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Thomas William Short

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230440

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Charles Ewart Short

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233850

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Frederick Short

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235386

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Frederick Short

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7722 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 7722 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Wiltshire Regiment 1st

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Edward Short

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 330147 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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David John Short

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 17145 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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