Ellis Eric CORK

CORK, Ellis Eric

Service Number: 2472
Enlisted: 25 January 1916
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling: Fort Street High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Clerk - Department of Education
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Rockdale Arncliffe Methodist Church Roll of Honor (Large), Rockdale Pindari Room Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion
14 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 2472, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 2472, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917: Involvement Corporal, 2472, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2472 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

The routine of clerical work in the examination and bursaries branch of the Department of Education was pleasantly broken into lately, wiien one of the junior officers, Mr. Ellis Cork,  an old Fort-street boy, was presented by Mr. -Durie, on behalf of his office staff mates, with a letter case suitably inscribed and filled Mr. Cork’s enlisting for active service is another  instance of the sword’s attraction proving mightier than that of the pen. He comes from a family of good rifle shots, is a marksman himself, and carries with him the best wishes 
of his brother officers in his new career.

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