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Record #23353
Name :
: Wilfred James SHORT (1894 - 1916)
  aka : Private Short


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Aug 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 16 Jul 1916   Notes : Septicaemia - Death due to Service
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Kentish Town
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh War Hospital
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Apr 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Manitoba

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Fegan Homes

Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Wilfred James Short.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Wilfrid James Short
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration District: Pancras
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 182

1901 English Census records for Florence Ada Wesley and James Short place them in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England. In residence is 5 year old Wilfred Short, born about 1896 in Kentish Town, London, England. Ernest (3) is also present. James was a general labourer by trade.

1911 English Census records for Florence Ada Wesley and James Short place them at 53 Canal Lock House, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. In residence were Wilfred (15, born in Kentish Town, London, England), Cecil (13), Dorothy (10), Ethel (7), Maple (5) and Jean (2). James is listed as a general labourer, Wilfred is listed as a Chemical Works labourer.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SHORT
Given Name: Wilfred
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Lake Manitoba
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-04-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-04-27
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Mr Fegan's party of 119
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 C 1 a and PRO London BT 27/794 (4)
Microfilm: T-4794
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Full military file for preview:
{website}collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=227638&interval=20

Attestation papers signed 31 Mar 1915 in Victoria, British Columbia. Wilfred James Short was born in Camden Town, London, England on 31 Aug 1894. His trade was listed as Iron Moulder. His Father was his Next of Kin, J. Short of Canal House, Berkhampstead, Hertsfordshire, England. He had previously served with the 88th V.F. 5'6" in height with grey eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and his file state he was seriously wounded in his Left Leg. Died of Septicaemia at the Edinburgh War Hospital in Bangour, Edinburgh, Scotland. Buried in Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. Plot: Row 3 Cemetery is also know as St. Peters, this was a family plot.

Find A Grave Memorial# 69448997 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-27 11:59:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-27 12:01:07 /

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