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James CORCORAN

Regimental number4358
Place of birthMount Gambier South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressTantanoola, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Corcoran, Tantanoola, South Australia
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 445 Pte Mathew Linus CORCORAN, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 27 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 May 1965

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