Rowland J Short
Memorial: Bitton - St Mary's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 265992
Parents: Mrs Harriet Short (Widow)
Marital status: Married
Home address: The Terrace, Bitton, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Clerk
Date of birth: 1893
Place of birth: Bitton, Bristol
Date of death: 09/10/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75), Belgium
Age: 24
Further information:
Rowland served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 09/10/1917 age 24
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Forces War Records and CWGC