Son of Catherine Short, of 82, Leicester Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Edward John Short. Previously enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders and was discharged after eleven days. Subsequently re-enlisted March 1915, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Short, Ernest Oliver –
Personal details
- Surname: Short
- Forename: Ernest Oliver
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 28th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241959
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Grand Division of the Order of the Sons of Temperance Memorial - Bolton Town Hall
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XI. C. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f S16*
- Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917