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Alton CORK

Regimental number2378
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMyrtle Street, Melton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W D Cork, Myrtle Street, Melton, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 30 July 1915 - 5th Rfcts 19 Btn; TOS, 19 Btn 15 March 1916.
FateKilled in Action 25 May 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Noted CORK Alton John NR
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death20
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 23), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88

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