Regimental number | 2778 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | Gold Street State School, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Leather worker |
Address | 66 Condell Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Clarice Armstrong, 81 Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 6th Bn, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted, ex-Alexandria, to ANZAC Advanced Base, Mudros, 4 December 1915; discharged to join unit, 6 December 1915; joined 7th Bn, Anzac, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 130606 (almost illegible): 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 3714 Pte W.O. CORIN, 59th Bn: 'I saw Casualty's dead body about half an hour after the charge at Fleurbaix on the 19th July, 1916. I had a good look at the body. There was no mark on the face: he must have been killed by body wounds. The body was lying out in No Man's Land.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG Leonard
Red Cross file 130606 |