Regimental number | 2563 |
Place of birth | Thorpdale Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Thorpdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Anderson Cornthwaite, Thorpdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | 13 Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: WIlliam and Annie CORNTHWAITE. Native of Thorpdale, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |