| Regimental number | 2853 |
| Place of birth | Armagh, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o Robert McMahon, Standard Dining Rooms Stanley Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Patrick Corr, 16 English Street, Armagh, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 11 August 1915 - 9th Rfcts 15 btn; TOS, 15 Btn 13 NOvember 1915; 47 Btn 3 March 1916; 4 Pioneer Btn 16 March 1916; died of bronchial pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row AA, Grave No. 88), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 148 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Marched out of Zeitoun, Egypt, 31 October 1915. Embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 4 November 1915; taken on strength of 15th Bn, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915. Admitted to hospital, Anzac, 4 December 1915; transferred to No 13 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 December 1915 (debility); to Canadian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 7 December 1915; to Lowland's Casualty Clearing Station, 8 December 1915; marched into Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros, 11 December 1915; rejoined 15th Bn, Mudros, 19 December 1915. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 47th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 3 March 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 4th Pioneer Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 March 1916. Found guilty, 19 April 1916, of refusing to obey an order: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 4 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 11 June 1916. Transferred to 49th Bn, 17 July 1916; taken on strength of 49th Bn, 18 July 1916. Found guilty, 26 July 1916, of insolence to a superior officer: award, forfeits 4 days' pay. Attached to 4th Divisional Mule Transport, 30 November 1916; rejoined unit, 6 December 1916. On leave to England, 23 December 1916. Marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 March 1917. Admitted to No 51 General Hospital, 31 March 1917 (gonorrhoea); discharged to Detention Compound, 22 May 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 53 days. Marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 May 1917. Proceeded to unit, 24 May 1917; rejoined 49th Bn, 25 May 1917. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 3 June 1917, on a charge of while on active service, being absent without leave from 11 January 1917, until 18 January 1917: found Guilty: sentenced to 60 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 77 days' pay. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 22 June 1917, on a charges of (1) deserting His Majesty's service on 7 June 1917; (2) being absent without leave 1530 hours, 7 June 1917, until 1100 hours, 8 June 1917: found Guilty: sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude. Admitted to No 1 Military Prison, Rouen, 13 July 1917. Sentence commuted to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour, 29 July 1917. Sentence suspended, 7 August 1918, and entrained for unit the same day; rejoined 49th Bn, 12 August 1918. Admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 5 October 1918, and transferred to No 41 Stationary Hospital, Pont Remy, the same day (pyrexia of unknown origin). Died, 9 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CORR John |
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