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CORNWELL, Eric Septimus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 495 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Gympie, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Battery Point St George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 495, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Gympie, Queensland. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 495, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 495, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Division Supply Column | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Reverts to Gunner | |
| 5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 495, Returned to Australia. |
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