English Māori Howard Short Born 11 September 1923 PDF Key details Service number615955 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Dad. No known copyright restrictions. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHoward AWMM SurnameShort AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number615955 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth11 September 1923 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Awhitu Central, R.D. Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr H. Short (father), Awhitu Central, R.D. Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number615955 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Faenza, Italy AWMM 17 December 1944 AWMM WW2 Italy, Europe AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Howard Short by laying a poppy. Hilsey Noel Short Horace George Short Howard Short Howard Stewart Short Hugh Short Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Howard Short Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-013526.html Further Reference Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html Further Reference DocumentsBurdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 113 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 03 January 2019Nigel FrancisSydney AustraliaChild The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License