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CORSAR, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 114 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 114, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 114, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Eastern, Sydney | |
| 26 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 114, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 19 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 114, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 45A Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD. Had also worked as a Fireman
Son of Francis Corsar of Eastern Oatland, Forfar, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 7 May 1916 aboard SS Marsina
Medals: British War Medal
Previously served in the Scottish Imperial Yeomanry