ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SHORTLAND, Herbert Leslie

SHORTLAND, Herbert Leslie

Full Name: Herbert Leslie

SHORTLAND

Date of Birth: 12

–

1892

Place of birth: Greta, NSW

Australia

Occupation: Railway Employee

Address: Collie, WA

Next of Kin: Father – Charles George Shortland

Next of Kin Address: 72 Rowland Street Subiaco, WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1524

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-28

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey

Age at Death: 22

Burial Location: Inscription on Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli – Panel No. 51

28/09/1914- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Bunbury WA then to Depot Company & 2nd Reinforcements 16th Battalion Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
1/01/1915- Promoted CORPORAL Blackboy Hill WA
22/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Itonus” bound for Egypt
17/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
9/05/1915- KILLED in ACTION Gallipoli, Turkey.

 

AUTHOR’S NOTE – There is no record on the Service File to indicate when CPL. Shortland was Promoted to rank of SERGEANT.

 

SERVICE  MEDALS  AWARDED

1914/15 Star – No. 13750

British War Medal – No. 8096

Victory Medal – No. 8056

Memorial Plaque & Scroll – No. 309806

 

MEMORIAL  INSCRIPTIONS

Subiaco Roll of Honour WA

Subiaco War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 81

Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey – Panel No. 51.

 

 

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