Bertie Shorter

Born in Wheatley 1885 and baptised on 29 May 1887, son of Littleworth-born Thomas Shorter, labourer, and Mary Ann Clements, born in Wheatley. In the 1891 Census Thomas was described as having a form of paralysis. Bertie, also known as Bert, attended Wheatley Elementary school in 1895 and the Night School in 1901. A general labourer.