| Regimental number | 3362 |
| Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
| School | Scotch College, Osborne, Western Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 40 St Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, C Cornish, 40 St Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of varicocele: slight) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded Pozieres, died Etaples, France. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 25.10 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 16A), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and the late Ada CORNISH, 44 St. Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Nil |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 14 February 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 14 February 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 52nd Bn, 3 March 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Wounded in action, 14 August 1916 (shrapnel wound, right knee), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 June 1916; to Ambulance Train, 16 June 1916, and admitted same day to 26th General Hospital, Etaples. Died of wounds received in action, 9 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
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