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CORKILL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 67 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maughold, Isle of Man, UK, 1867 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 6 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VII B 198 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67, 36th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 67, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 67, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND CATHERINE CORKILL OF PHOENIX COTTAGE ISLE OF MAN
Member of Pacific 114 Lodge
Mr. R. Corkhill, of Canberra, received word last week that his brother, Private William Corkill, had died in hospital from a wound received in France while fighting in the trenches. Previous to enlisting deceased was a boatswain on a line of ships trading to Australia and left with Lieut. Carmichael's Thousand.
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