Regimental number | 297 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Narnargoon, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Goon Nure via Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31.6 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 161.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Cornwall, Goon Nure via Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Married Emily Dorothea HARRY, spinster, aged 25, Kensington Parish Church, London, 24 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 9 December 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 27 January 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 21 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 10 June 1941; discharged, 13 July 1944, as V15933 Corporal, 3 Garrison Brigade. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 81 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CORNWALL James Arthur |