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Frank CORNICK

Regimental number2353
Place of birthStaines, Middlesex, England
SchoolPublic School, Teddington, England
Age on arrival in Australia31
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeoples Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Cornick, 4 Railway Cottages Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, England
Previous military service12 years RMLI, England. Served in Boxer campaign, China on HMS Argonaut.
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death34
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85

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