CORDWELL, Joseph
| Service Number: | 3049 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia, 17 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gayndah State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 3A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3049, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3049, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3049, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3049, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3049 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph joined the 47th Battalion in Egypt during March 1916. He was wounded in action on 9 August 1916 at Pozieres, a gunshot wound to the knee, and was sent to the 8th Stationery Hospital at Wimereux. He died of his wounds three weeks later on 4 September 1916, at 21 years of age. His twin brother William had also enlisted but never left Australia, dying of pneumonia in Brisbane Hospital, age 20, on 20 September 1915.
An older brother, 2140 Pte. John Cordwell, 52nd Battalion AIF, died of wounds 5 July 1917, aged 28.
They were the sons of John and Bridget Cordwell of Gayndah, Queensland. Their father was a pioneer of the area in Queensland having lived there for over 50 years when he died in 1917. His death was reported to have been hastened by the death of his three sons during the war.
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