| Regimental number | 4667 |
| Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Address | Echuca, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33.9 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis Corry, Barmah, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 24), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Minnie CORRY, Percy Street, Echuca, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 3068 Driver Archibald Arthur CORRY, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919; 1837 Pte James Joseph CORRY, 3rd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 26 July 1917; 4400 Sergeant Vivian Charles CORRY, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 18 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917; marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 19 February 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 18 March 1917; discharged from hospital and rejoined 8th Training Bn, 5 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1917; taken on strength, 29th Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917. Killed in action (shell fire), 12 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CORRY Francis Henry
Red Cross File 0810403G |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
