In Memory Of

SHORT, JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 A/178
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 "A" Coy.
Regiment:
 British South Africa Police
Date of Death:
 1916-05-28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, on northern border, while on picquet duty, During the attack on the German garrison at Namema in late May 1916, Capt. Ingles with 2 sections of B Company BSAP and C Company NRP were to the east of the fort. Was part of an 8 man picket on a small kopje called "One Tree Hill". Moving forward under cover of darkness at about 0400 on 28 May they ran into elements of the German force in a counter attack. Corporal Hoal, plus Privates, Kemp, Short and Steele were killed in the same action.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 2. A. 1.
Cemetery:
 NDOLA (KANSENSHI) CEMETERY
Country:
 Zambia
Additional Information
Son of Frederick William and Mary Short, of Chrome Mine, Selukwe, Rhodesia. Born Devonshire, England. A former pupil of King's College Taunton.