Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Roy Shorts
In memory of:
Lance Serjeant Roy Shorts
July 3, 1917
Military Service
412922
22
Army
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
5th Coy.
Additional Information
May 4, 1895
Son of Charles D. and Sarah Ann Shorts, of Newburgh, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 325 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France
III. B. 15.
Bully is approximately 20 kilometres north of Arras. From Arras, take the D937 towards Bethune. At Sains-en-Gohelle, turn right onto the D166E towards Bully. At the first (Casimir Beugret) roundabout, turn right into the Rue Ferdinand Marche. The Cemetery (known locally as the 'Cimetiere de Bully-les-Mines') is 200 metres down this road on the right. The Commonwealth war graves plot is reached via 'Allee 8'.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of ROY SHORTS – Image source: family submitted photo -
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Circumstances of death registers – Lance Sergeant Roy Shorts
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