| Regimental number | 10/1160 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | 9 Claremont Grove, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.9 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W S Short, 9 Claremont Grove, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served in Army Service Corps; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 23) Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Stonham Short and Elizabeth Sarah Short, 25 Owen's Road, Epsom, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove, 4 July 1915 (diarrhea), and transferred to sweeper; admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing station, Mudros, 19 July 1915 (dysentery); rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 27 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.' War service: 301 days (of which 297 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816879 |