Thomas Sidney SHORT

Regimental number13/3080
Date of birth17 July 1887
Place of birthThames
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.3
Height5' 9"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs R S Short, c/o Mrs Shaw, 13 Boston Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 November 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Horse Transports, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 29 February 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unit3rd (Auckland) Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 30 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Ulimoroa', 30 June 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 8 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 5 September 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 294 days (of which 3 years 162 days were abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 July 1945 (Paeroa)
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 23, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816888