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Arthur Caesar Launcelot CORSELLIS

Regimental number1670
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlatelayer
AddressRailway Crescent, Fairfield, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28.5
Height5' 5.25"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Corsellis, Railway Crescent, Fairfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 March 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date23 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Suevic', 11 March 1916; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 23 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death5 June 1944
Age at death55
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CORSELLIS Arthur Caesar Launcelot

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