Regimental number | 3715 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C.H. Corin, Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Battle of Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, Zeitoun, 25 February 1916, of neglecting a Battalion Order by leaving camp improperly dressed: award, fined 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Allotted to, and proceeded to join, 59th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 26 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916. Now, 15 September 1916, to be reported as 'Wounded and Missing in Action, 19 July 1916'. Now, 24 October 1916, to be reported as 'Missing, 19 July 1916'. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed to be buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CORIN Edward Arthur
Red Cross file 801110 Red Cross file 1570906 |