BRITISH WAR MEDAL TO LIEUT COLONEL A.G.SHORTT ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY-LATER R.A.F.

British War Medal, named to:LIEUT.COL,A.G.SHORTT.Medal good very fine, toned.Alexander Graham Shortt was born at Mandair, East Indies in 1865. B.A/(hons) Oxford 1884.Commissioned Royal Artillery Lieut 1886, Captain 1896,Major 1914.Appointed Adjutant of The Northumberland Volunteer Artillery in 1897.Arrived in France 19/02/1916.Tranferred to Air Ministry(Ministry of Munitions)14/12/1916.R.A.F.papers state served 16 years in The Royal Artillery 1886-1902.Service with R.F.A. September 1914-March 1916.Unemployed list 23/05/1919.On The 1911 census,he is living at Bramerton, Norwich, and described as an employer,Farming.Died Bournemouth, 1951.