John Lawrence SHORT

Regimental number10/146
Date of birth25 April 1887
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSolicitor
AddressTaumarunui
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 11.5"
Weight192 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J L Short, c/o J T Midwood, Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Attached to NZ Infantry Bde Headquarters, 16 June 1915; rejoined unit, 15 July 1915, and posted to 11th Taranaki Company.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, thigh); admitted to HS 'Canada', 8 August 1915; transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, buttock).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked Dunedin, 30 October 1915.

Returned to duty, Wellington, 1 March 1916.

Embarked with 12th Reinforcements, Wellington, 6 May 1916 (see separate record for 10/146 John Lawrence SHORT).
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 1
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24201732
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816878