Eric Peter SHorTHOUSE

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Came to NZ at the age of ten years.

Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Auckland.

Obituary: Manawatu Herald.

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Date of birth:	24 May 1921
Date of death:	12 April 1945
Place of birth:	204 Stamshaw Rd, Portsmouth, England
Alias:	Peter
Awards:	DFC, MID, The 1939-45 Star, The Pacific Star, The War Medal 1939-45, The NZ War Medal
Occupation:	Carpenter Apprentice
Last known residence:	294 Parnell Rise, Parnell, Auckland
Cause of death:	Killed in action due to engine failure
Place of death:	Lost on air ops, New Ireland, Pacific
Spouses name:	Unmarried
Fathers name:	John Stephen Shorthouse
Mothers name:	Marguerite (née Gargrave)
Siblings:	John Sidney (Wing Commander, DFC; MID), Robert Clive (Flying Officer with RNZAF as a fighter pilot in Europe), , , and
Theatres of war:	Pacific Islands
Surname:	SHORTHOUSE
War memorial:	Foxton
Place enlisted:	For RNZAF Waipapakauri
Christian names:	Eric Peter
Overseas memorial:	Bourail Memorial panel 5
School:	Foxton DHS 1933 - 1937
Wars:	WW 11
Service number:	4212607
Date enlisted:	April 1941 Army, 24 October 1942 in RNZAF
Final rank:	Pilot Officer
Regiment or service:	RNZAF Corsair Pilot 15 Sqdn
User reference:	1.46