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Military service
Service number:
766489
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
3rd Bn.
Birth:
October 4, 1894
Death:
September 7, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
In south-west Part.
Additional information
Husband of Annie Short, of 97, Queen's Rd., Lower Caversham, Reading.
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Newspaper clipping
Born in Bristol, England October 4, 1894. Died September 7, 1918, 5 days after being wounded. Buried Twyford (St. Mary) Churchyard, Berkshire, United Kingdom in Soutwest part. Excerpt from Hamilton newspaper of the day.(Special Collections, Hamilton Public Library)attached. -
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Pvt. Francis Charles Short #766489 Royal Grenediers 23rd Battalion CEF
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Private Francis Charles Short
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Charles Short
TWYFORD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Berkshire, United Kingdom
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