Info

SurnameShort
ForenameOliver James
Rank2/Lieut.
Army No
Battalion10th
Commissioned1917-05-30
Date Of Wounds1918-03-24
WoundsWounded southern outskirts of Grevillers, taken Prisoner.
Died Killed1918-04-03
Death DetailsDied of Wounds as Prisoner of War. Belgium
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth Place
ResidenceSpring Gardens, Frome, Somerset
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1914-11-02
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoTournai Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium - grave Ref: V. M. 4. His medals were sent to his father James Short of Park Glen, Alexander Road, Upper Parkstone, Dorset.

Assignments

North Somerset Yeomanry 165197 Serjeant
Worcestershire Regiment - Temporary Second Lieutenant
10th Worcestershire Regiment - Temporary Second Lieutenant

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The 1914 Star
The Allied Victory Medal
Clasp to the 1914 Star

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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