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Samuel Thomas CORNELL

Regimental number5658
Place of birthPabula New South Wales
SchoolPambula Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBarman
AddressPambula, via Bega, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T Cornell, Pambula, via Bega, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingHermies, France
Age at death19.10
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHermies Hill British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah CORNELL, 25 Stewart Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsSic cousins:, one killed, one Medal for bravery on the field.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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