Regimental number | 745 |
Place of birth | Peak Hill New South Wales |
School | Public School, Cobar, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Georges Hotel, Moree, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I Corsie, Railway Parade, Cobar, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Bray Vale British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 13), Bray-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Isabella CORSIE, Girraween, New South Wales. Native of Peak Hill, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2048 Pte Phillip Clarence CORSIE, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |