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CORCORAN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 68777 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 31 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Pnuemonic Influenza, Woodmans Point, Western Australia, Australia, 17 December 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia Plot NC1. Grave 4., Quarantine Station, Woodman Point, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coogee "Boonah" Tragedy Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 68777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 68777, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 17 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 68777, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 68777 awm_unit: 15th General Service Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-17 |
Personal Stories
Thomas Corcoran
The troopship, 'Boonah' arrived back in Fremantle in 1918 bearing soldiers infected with the Spanish Flu then rampant in South Africa where the ship had docked. A number of the soldiers, quarantined at Woodman Point, and the nurses attending them died.
Thomas died from that disease on 17 December 1918 and was buried at Woodman Point's military cemetery the following day. He was re-interred at the Perth War Cemetery in 1958. The beloved husband of Beatrice, Thomas was 29 years of age, and originally from London, England.
A room in the museum at the former quarantine station, and a memorial outside the former Isolation Hospital commemorates the tragic victims.
Submitted 7 May 2025 by gail dodd
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