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  • Percival Victor Leopold Short posed in uniform

    WWI: Percival Victor Leopold Short

    Percival Victor Leopold Short, known as Leo, was a North Melbournian man from a working-class and complicated family. He chose to enlist in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) in WWI and WWII. Leo’s WWI experience started in January of 1917 ­– arriving at his ultimate destination, France, in December of that year. Leo’s experiences in…

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