Cornelius GUNN

Regimental number6324
Place of birthScotch Town Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Owen Gunn, Sheskin, Scotchtown, Ireland
Enlistment date18 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Owen and Ellen GUNN, Sheskin, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal