Regimental number | 35014 |
Place of birth | Dromana, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Surveyor's assistant |
Address | Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Cornell, 'Rochester', Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of return incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 31 June 1919. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 22226 Sapper Henry Percy CORNELL, 1st Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 1 November 1919; [2114] Lt John Coburn CORNELL, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 14 July 1941; discharged, 15 October 1943, as N273531 Corporal, 105 Australian Supply Depot, Australian Army Service Corps. |