Regimental number | 346 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Catholic School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 90 March Street, Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Cornish, 90 March Street, Orange, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Philip and Frances CORNISH, 27 Walter Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Gunner Walter T. Cornish 2533 in same battery, died 22 September 1917 in Belgium. |