<![CDATA[Capt. Jack Cameron Short]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Short/ 1941 (Lieutenant) attached No.5 Commando.
1 August 1942 (Lieutenant) posted to the Parachute Regiment *.
1 December 1942 (Captain) reported missing in North Africa whilst serving in 2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.. This was 2 days after his unit parachuted into Depienne for an operation at Oudna, nine miles from Tunis. Later found to have been taken prisoner of war. Imprisoned at Camp (PG) 21 at Chieti, Italy, and later Camp (PG) 78 at Sulmona, Italy.
30 September 1943 shot and killed attempting to escape.

In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.


Sources
His grandson Douglas Rory Cameron-Short.
Photo in Gallery of No 5 Commando Officers 1941.
Casualty Lists.
POW Lists.
CWGC.
*London Gazette 35758, page 4540.
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In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

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In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

In album Capt. Jack Cameron Short]]>
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In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

In album Capt. Jack Cameron Short]]>
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In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

In album Capt. Jack Cameron Short]]>
Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 26 May 2020 14:37:01 -0400
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15 December 1939 (Lieutenant) King's Own Scottish Borderers.
1941 (Lieutenant) attached No.5 Commando.
1 August 1942 (Lieutenant) posted to the Parachute Regiment *.
1 December 1942 (Captain) reported missing in North Africa whilst serving in 2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.. This was 2 days after his unit parachuted into Depienne for an operation at Oudna, nine miles from Tunis. Later found to have been taken prisoner of war. Imprisoned at Camp (PG) 21 at Chieti, Italy, and later Camp (PG) 78 at Sulmona, Italy.
30 September 1943 shot and killed attempting to escape.

In Memory of 66800 Captain Jack Cameron Short
2nd Bn., The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
who died on 30 September 1943 aged 25
Remembered with honour at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.

In album Capt. Jack Cameron Short]]>
Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 26 May 2020 14:35:57 -0400