MCCORRY, James
| Service Number: | 489 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 489, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 489, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 489, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 489 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 43.
His brother, Private Thomas McCorry, Service Number 164158, aged 44 also fell. He died 13/06/1918 whilst serving with the 75th Bn. Canadian Infantry.
They were sons of Peter McCorry, M.D., M.R.C.S., and Jane McCorry, of 7, Albert Drive, Burnside, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland. Both are remembered on the Rutherglen War Memorial.
He is one of 11 Australian soldier casualties of the Great War who are remembered on the Rutherglen war memorial.
The main memorial, The Cenotaph, was constructed in the 1920's and stands at the west end of Rutherglen Main Street. A further memorial stands in Rutherglen cemetery. Although the Sword of Remembrance memorial at the entrance to Rutherglen Cemetery, again constructed in the early 1920's, contains an inscription it contains no names unlike the Cenotaph.
The main memorial was unveiled on 26th October 1924; the memorial itself was by Robert Gray sculptors of Glasgow, and the bronze figure of 'Courage' is by George Henry Paulin.
The provost of Rutherglen called a meeting on 10th May 1920 to consider the erection of a memorial. After some debate it was decided to erect a commemorative memorial rather than a utilitarian memorial such as a hospital or social club. By 1921 the decision was taken to halt fund raising " in respect that there was at present in the Burgh considerable distress in consequence of the large amount of unemployment for which a Public Relief Fund was presently being raised". It is worth remembering that the vast majority of war memorials were erected by public subscription made up from large numbers of small donations from ordinary people who by 1921 were suffering badly from high unemployment.
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