'Gallipoli (i) 6/7 to 10 Aug 1915, (ii) Sept/Dec 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula. (i) Performed acts of meritorious services and great devotion to duty between the night of 6/7 and 10 Aug 1915. (ii) For continuous good service at Anzac. Recommended for award by his OC.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 January 1916

'For continued good work and devotion to duty. During operations on the Somme 1st to 4th October, 1916, he worked continuously in the Advanced Aid Post without rest for 48 hours, then materially assisting the evacuation of wounded. This Officer has already performed meritorious work in Gallipoli, and the earlier operations on the Somme in September 1916, and has continued to carry on his excellent work as Adjutant to the II ANZAC Medical Officers School.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 4 June 1917

Regimental number	3/183
Date of birth	13 October 1890
Place of birth	New Zealand
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Medical Practitioner
Address	76 Heriot Row, Dunedin
Marital status	Single
Height	5' 9"
Weight	157 lbs
Next of kin	W S Short, 9 Claremont Grove, Wellington
Previous military service	Lieutenant in 'B' Section, No.2 Field Ambulance (Dunedin); OTC Otago University
Enlistment date	14 September 1914
Place of enlistment	Epsom Camp, Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Captain
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rank	Major
Final unit	New Zealand Medical Corps
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 16 November 1917
Medals	Mentioned in Depatches 'Gallipoli (i) 6/7 to 10 Aug 1915, (ii) Sept/Dec 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula. (i) Performed acts of meritorious services and great devotion to duty between the night of 6/7 and 10 Aug 1915. (ii) For continuous good service at Anzac. Recommended for award by his OC.' Source: London Gazette Date: 28 January 1916 Military Cross 'For continued good work and devotion to duty. During operations on the Somme 1st to 4th October, 1916, he worked continuously in the Advanced Aid Post without rest for 48 hours, then materially assisting the evacuation of wounded. This Officer has already performed meritorious work in Gallipoli, and the earlier operations on the Somme in September 1916, and has continued to carry on his excellent work as Adjutant to the II ANZAC Medical Officers School.' Source: London Gazette Date: 4 June 1917
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Rauhine', 16 November 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 5 January 1918; discharged, 27 January 1918. Total war service: 3 years 162 (of which 3 years 82 days were abroad). Medals: Military Cross, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/Main Body
Date of death	15 November 1918 (Christchurch Hospital)
Place of burial	Linwood Cemetery
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880840 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 0104389