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Albert CORKETT

Regimental number1093
Place of birthOrange New South Wales
OccupationCarpenter
AddressCessnock, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary S Corkett, Harris Street, Cessnock, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death37
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 11A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Family/military connectionsBrother: William H. Corkett
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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