John Edwin MCCORKELL

MCCORKELL, John Edwin

Service Number: 5820
Enlisted: 21 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wynnum, Queensland, 9 August 1897
Home Town: Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carter
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, 10 November 1981, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
Grave Location: Lawn 6/Grave 93.
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World War 1 Service

21 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5820, 41st Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8)
21 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5820, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
3 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8)
4 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5820, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' (NAA, Pg-8)
4 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5820, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane, Qld.
8 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5820, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged (Medical): 08/02/1920, [1st M.D] 1st Medical District - Brisbane, Qld; (NAA, Pg-21).

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of John James McCORKELL & Alice Emma (nee GRAVES) McCORKELL, of Fortitude Valley, Brisbane City, Qld.