Leslie Francis "Les" SHORT

1910 - 1978  (67 years)

• Name	Leslie Francis SHORT
  Nickname	Les
  Born	16 Oct 1910	Kolonga, Bundaberg, Queensland, AUSTRALIA   [1]
  		SHORT, Leslie Francis Birth registry entry
  Gender	Male
  Military	3 Sep 1940	Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
  	Service Number: NX41366 Leslie falsified his date of birth. He used 16 Oct 1913 as his date of birth on his Military Attestation Form. It is not know as to why he did this. The age limits set for enlistment in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1939 were 20 to 35 for recruits, higher for officers and some NCOs. The maximum was raised to 40 in 1940, and the minimum lowered to 19 in 1941, and 18 in 1943; written parental consent was required for anyone under the age of 21.
  	Age: 29
  		SHORT, Leslie Francis All military records - Included date of death.
  Military	12 Jun 1942
  	Discharged Rank: Private
  Died	27 Aug 1978	Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA   [2]
  	Incorrectly recorded Leslie Francis SHORT not Leslie Frederick SHORT Military records show that the date of death was correct but the informant to the NSW Births Deaths & Marriages office entered the incorrect middle name.
  		SHORT, Leslie Francis Death record transcription. Error of reported middle name starts here at this record. Middle name Francis, not Frederick.
  Age	67 years
  Buried	30 Aug 1978	Moree Cemetery, Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
  	Moree Lawn, Section H Plot 14
  		SHORT, Leslie Francis Nephew (R. DRAPER) made a mistake on the death record and information on headstone. Middle name was not 'Frederick'
  Person ID	I0263	Short Family Tree Misc | Arthur SHORT - Catherine DOWLING & their decendants
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Arthur Leslie SHORT,   b. Abt 1883, Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND
  Mother	Catherine Margaret Anne DOWNING,   b. 19 Jun 1891, Manumbar, Queensland, AUSTRALIA ,   d. 1 Sep 1978, Queensland, AUSTRALIA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1910	Kolonga Station, Bundaberg, Queensland, AUSTRALIA   [3]
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Maud DRAPER,   b. 1922, Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA ,   d. Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
  Married	24 Dec 1940	Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA   [4]
  		SHORT - DRAPER Marriage registry extract
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F3200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  SHORT, Leslie Francis




• Event Map		Born - 16 Oct 1910 - Kolonga, Bundaberg, Queensland, AUSTRALIA Military - Service Number: NX41366 Leslie falsified his date of birth. He used 16 Oct 1913 as his date of birth on his Military Attestation Form. It is not know as to why he did this. The age limits set for enlistment in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1939 were 20 to 35 for recruits, higher for officers and some NCOs. The maximum was raised to 40 in 1940, and the minimum lowered to 19 in 1941, and 18 in 1943; written parental consent was required for anyone under the age of 21.,Age: 29 - 3 Sep 1940 - Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Married - 24 Dec 1940 - Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Died - 27 Aug 1978 - Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Buried - 30 Aug 1978 - Moree Cemetery, Moree, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Births, Deaths & Marriages - Queensland, AUSTRALIA, 1910. 1910/C948 [S1] Births, Deaths & Marriages - New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 1978. 105765/1978 Incorrectly recorded Leslie Francis SHORT not Leslie Frederick SHORT [S2] Births, Deaths & Marriages - Queensland, AUSTRALIA, 1910. 1910/C203 [S1] Births, Deaths & Marriages - New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 1940. 29305/1940