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John CORNEILLE

Regimental number1903
Place of birthAdare, Co Limerick, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway guard
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 8.5"
Weight191 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Janet Corneille, Darling Street, South Oakleigh, Victoria
Enlistment date21 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 May 1916
Discharge date10 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Australia, 26 August 1915; disembarked Anzac Cove and taken on strength of 21st Bn, 12 October 1915.

Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 3 December 1915; transferred to Alexandria, Egypt, 8 December 1915; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 10 December 1915 (frostbite); discharged to duty, 21 January 1916; rejoined unit, 5 February 1916.

Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 22 February 1916 (injured hands); discharged to Base, 12 March 1916.

Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 22 March 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 31 January 1916; to 1st auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 February 1916 (injury to knee).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armadale', from Suez, 21 May 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 25 June 1916; discharged, 10 August 1916 (medically unfit: painful left knee).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CORNEILLE John

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