Berkeley Francis SHORTT

Regimental number11124
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs E E Shortt, 6 Auburn Villas, Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Emily E. Shortt, 39 Adelaide Road, Dublin, Ireland, and the late Joseph A. Short
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 20

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