Regimental number | 606 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne Victoria |
School | Dorcus State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | 9 Oxley Road, Glenferrie, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Cornish, 9 Oxley Road, Glenferrie, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Near Bapaume |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 1), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth CORNISH, Johnson Street, Glenferrie, VIctoria. Native of South Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Lt Richard Cornish DCM, deceased |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |