Robert CORSAR

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Service Number:	481
Enlisted:	29 May 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Inverurie, Scotland, 1890
Home Town:	Thursday Island, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 23 April 1941, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

29 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 481, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 481, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
21 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, From 7th Machine Gun Company
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 481, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Wound to the right arm and left eye Invalided to England on the 5 September 1918
21 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 481, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Address at the time of enlistment was Torrens Street Hotel, Thursday Island, QLD

Son of George Corsar and May Grant Corsar nee Morrison of Nethertherd, Rothicorman, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

On 22 July 1922 Robert married Bridget Margaret Mollon in Queensland

Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1918 aboard HT Somerset disembarking on 15 January 1919 in Melbourne for onward travel to QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal