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SHORT, WILLIAM HENRY
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
SHORT, WILLIAM HENRY
Date Of Birth
4 Feb 1887
Age
29
Birth Place
Eston, near Middlesborough, Yorkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
6 Aug 1916
Date Of Death
6 Aug 1916
Fate
Died of wounds.
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8th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) (Green Howards). Parents: James and Anne Short, of 35, Vaughan St., Grangetown, Yorks. Born at Eston, Yorks.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
12067
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
8871 (V.C.); Issue: 29740 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Munster Alley, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion
8th Battalion
Company
"C" Company
Place of Death
Contalmaison, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Yorkshire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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