Francis Henry (Frank) CORRY

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CORRY, Francis Henry

Service Number:	4667
Enlisted:	10 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1882
Home Town:	Barmah, Moira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 24
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nathalia Rock and Chain Memorial, Nathalia War Memorial, Picola Barmah State School No 3260 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

10 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4667, 29th Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 4667, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 4667, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
12 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4667, 29th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

His cousins, 1837 Pte James Joseph Corry, 3rd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 26 July 1917; 4400 Sergeant Vivian Charles Corry, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 18 April 1918.

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