Regimental number | 1781 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 162 Chelmsford Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Townsend, 162 Chelmsford Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis John and Mary TOWNSEND. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength of 12th Bn, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Wounded in action at Lone Pine, 7 August 1915; admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Anzac, 7 August 1915 (gunshot wound, neck); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 7 August 1915 (gunshot wound, neck and spine); disembarked Alexandria, 11 August 1915; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis (bomb wound, neck), 12 August 1915; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 12 August 1915; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; to Helouan Convalescent Depot, 12 November 1915; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 21 March 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board, HT 'Kanowna', 11 May 1916; disembarked, 15 June 1916; discharged (wounded: bound wound, neck, and weakness of legs), 2 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Roman Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOWNSEND Cornelius James |