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| Regiment/Service: |
Voluntary Aid Detachment (British Civilian)
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| Date Of Birth: |
11/05/1888
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| Died: |
26/12/1918 (Unknown) |
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30 |
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| It is believed Frances Fanny Shortt was born on 11th May 1888 in Doagh, County Antrim Fanny lived in Curran, Dungannon for a time. Nurse Fanny Shortt was 31 when she volunteered on 9th August 1918. Nurse Fanny Shortt served at Bermondsey Military Hospital in in Lewisham, London for a time. Nurse Fanny Shortt was serving with the Voluntary Aid Detachment when she died on active service on 26th December 1918. Nurse Fanny Shortt has no known grave and is commemorated on the United Kingdom Book of Remembrance. |
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| It is believed Frances Fanny Shortt was born on 11th May 1888 in Doagh, County Antrim (GRONI Ref. U/1888/5/1001/11/323).
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| It may have been that her parents were Frederick Short and Jane Thompson, who were married on 14th August 1887 in Belfast.
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| Fanny lived in Curran, Dungannon for a time. There are two Curran townlands in the Dungannon area, one near Benburb and another near Edendork.
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| There are two census listings below, but it is thought they relate to a different Frances Curran. It seems to be sheer coincidence that one came to live in Curran, Edendork.
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| Nurse Fanny Shortt was 31 when she volunteered on 9th August 1918.
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| Nurse Fanny Shortt served at Bermondsey Military Hospital in in Lewisham, London for a time.
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| Nurse Fanny Shortt was serving with the Voluntary Aid Detachment when she died on active service on 26th December 1918.
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| Records seem to suggest she was working in Belfast at the time, but no death record can be found on GRONI.
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| The ‘History of Tullyniskan’ book records a Frances Emma Shortt, Military Hospital.
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| Nurse Fanny Shortt has no known grave and is commemorated on the United Kingdom Book of Remembrance. This register is maintained at CWGC Head Office in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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| There is speculation that Frances Shortt is buried in the graveyard at Tullyniskane Parish Church in Newmills. However, in ‘The Bell’ Volume 12 (Stewartstown publication), there is a remarkable comprehensive recording and mapping of the gravestones by Frank Mayes and James Glendinning (pages 57-92). They do not record any ‘Short’ headstones.
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| From the CWGC website: N.B. Recent research has shown that this casualty is buried here, however it has not proved possible to identify the exact location of her grave. As a result, the Commission is now in the process of producing a special memorial to commemorate her in this churchyard. Please contact the Commission before planning a visit, for more information
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| Miss Fanny Shortt is named on Dungannon War Memorial as Nurse Shortt.
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| TYPE - B:Birth M:Marriage D:Death | GRONI | SIBLING: brother or sister | NOTES: spelling inconsistencies, etc. |
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Surname |
First name |
Relationship |
GRONI Ref |
Notes |
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| 14/08/1887 |
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Thompson |
Jane |
Parent |
M/1887/B1/418/67/126b |
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| 14/08/1887 |
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Short |
Frederick |
Parent |
M/1887/B1/418/67/126a |
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| 11/05/1888 |
B |
Short |
Fanny |
Casualty |
U/1888/5/1001/11/323 |
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