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Cornelius Raymond LILLIS

Regimental number3077
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
SchoolRochester (Catholic) School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDraper
Address11 Darling Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J L Lillis, Police Station, 11 Darling Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19.3
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 9), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen LILLIS, 114 Madeline Street, Carlton, Victoria

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