Ernest William Short

Memorial: Bitton - St Mary's Church

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Sapper 494431

Parents: Edwin and Mercy Short

Home address: 1 Prospect Buildings, Bitton, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Iron moulder at foundry

Date of birth: 1878

Date of death: 25/10/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot 7. Row D. Grave11.), Italy

Age: 40

Further information:

Ernest William Short served with the 477th Field Company, Royal Engineers, British Army

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records and CWGC