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Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant · 10 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Francis Edward Shortland

† 28/04/1917 · aged 22 · Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, B.III.16; personal inscription: ON WHOSE SOUL SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY MAY HE REST IN PEACE

Personal data

NameShortland
InitialsF.E.
Christian nameFrancis Edward
Date and place of birthCarlton, Melbourne, Australia; 1895
Address25 Avenham Rd, Preston, Lancashire (December 1915)
ProfessionAccountant Clerk
FamilySon of Joseph and Anastasia (nee Rigby) Shortland, of London; husband of Catherine Merry (formerly Shortland), of 53, Lewis Trust Buildings, Waltham Green, London. (CWGC)

Extra information

Information
Named Edward Francis at birth.
Information 2
Married Catherine Jackson at Preston, Lancashire on 24.12.1914.
Information 3
Enlisted 3 times

Military data

Service number265823
RankRegimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Regiment / Unit10 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Date of death
Age22
Cemetery / MemorialPoint-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, B.III.16; personal inscription: ON WHOSE SOUL SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY MAY HE REST IN PEACE

Sources

Source
Liber Vitae 1923 (27.04 = sic; Shortlands = sic)