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


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12442 ABRAM, Alfred1889ENG,     May 1903 : Lake Manitoba CAN Barnardos  
3111 ACHESON, Maggie1891ENG,     Jun 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3112 ACHESON, Rachel1893IRL,    , Ringwash Jun 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3158 ACWORTH, George Albert1896ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
18623 ASHBY, David Anthony1900ENG, WAR, Coles Hill Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
13052 BAKER, Ernest1897ENG, SOM, Weston Super Mare Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18504 BARNES, Edward1885ENG,     1903 : Lake Manitoba CAN   
18712 BARNES, James1886ENG,     1904 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown  
18613 BINCCHI, Augustus1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18665 BLACK, Llewellyn J1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18683 BRADY, Thomas J.1895ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18619 BRILL, Charlie1898ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18629 BRILL, Frederick1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18687 BROWN, Wilfred1898ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18667 BUCCI, Lurge1905ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
16582 BURGESS, John William1897ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
16587 BURGESS, Thomas Henry1896ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18652 BURNS, James1899ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18650 BUSO, Henry J.1897ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18641 CAPRARA, Gabriel1894ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18643 CAREY, George1898ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18651 CAREY, Herbert1899ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18660 CARROLL, Joseph1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3490 CASTELNOVO, George1901ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
10650 CHIPPETT, Wallace1904ENG,    , Reading Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18685 COX, Walter1897ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3348 DAVIES, Elizabeth Jean1892ENG,     Jul 1903 : Lake Manitoba CAN Louisa Birt  
3349 DAVIES, Ethel1895ENG,     Jul 1903 : Lake Manitoba CAN Louisa Birt  
3350 DAVIES, May1894ENG,     Jul 1903 : Lake Manitoba CAN Louisa Birt  
18616 DEMPSEY, Charles1901ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries