CORDERY, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 164 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 23 October 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 164, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 164, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 164, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 24 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 164, 31st Infantry Battalion |
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From How We Served
164 Private Henry Joseph Cordery had immigrated from London, England prior to the outbreak of hostilities and was employed as a labourer when he enlisted for War Service whilst in Brisbane, Queensland.
Henry was allocated to the 31st Battalion 1st AIF and was embarked for Egypt and further training on 9th of November 1915 and following hospitalisation for rheumatism following his arrival he was transferred to the 5th Pioneers on the 3rd of March 1916. Embarked with his Unit for France, Henry arrived on the 25th of June and proceeded to the trenches where he remained on duty until he was evacuated for hospitalisation suffering from jaundice on the 10th of October and was sent to England for further treatment and convalescence.
Whilst in England Henry was transferred to the newly formed 69th Battalion of the proposed 6th Division of the 1st AIF, and following its disbandment without having seen service Henry was transferred back to the 31st Battalion and returned to France on the 18th of October and by the next week he had formally joined his Battalion whilst they were in the trenches.
Henry would remain on active duty until the end of War, and was returned to England to await repatriation back to Australia on the 23rd of April 1919. On the 23rd of June Henry was embarked for his return, and following his arrival back in Australia he was formally discharged from the 1st AIF on the 24th of September 1919.
Having been returned to civilian life, Henry’s untimely death at the age of 43 occurred on the 23rd of October 1937, and following his passing he was formally laid to rest within West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia.
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