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CORNISH, Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6730 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wooliah, Kent, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6730, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6730, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6730, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6730, 9th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years
Son of Henry and Alice Sarah Cornish; husband Catherine Agnes Cornish of Steveson Street, Rosalie, Brisbane, QLD. Father of Joseph Stephen Cornish, Charles Richard Cornish
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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