CORNEY, Jim
| Service Number: | 7279 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cue, Western Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Cannington State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | 1 November 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Rose Gardens, Garden 9O, Position 0041 |
| Memorials: | Canning Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 7279, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7279, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7279, 28th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Fremantle | |
| 9 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 7279, 28th Infantry Battalion |
History - from RSL Macclesfield (SA)
Jim was the second child of Preston George CORNEY and Sarah Maria Rosina WILLIS.
His mother; Sarah, was the daughter of Joseph Stevens WILLIS and Maria SMITH and was born on the 18th of May 1875 in Kapunda, SA.
His father; Preston, was the son of Jesse CORNEY & Ruth NIGHTINGALE and was born in 1870 in Huntingdon, England. Preston arrived in Brisbane on the 27th of June 1888 aboard the “Dorunda” and by 1891 was living in NSW.
His parents married on the 30th of August 1894 at the residence of Sarah’s step grandfather’s, Mr Francis SNELL, in Sutherlands, SA.
Not long after their marriage, his parents moved to Cue, WA. Gold had been discovered in Cue two year prior in 1892.
Jim’s eldest sister was born in Cue in 1897.
James (Jim) CORNEY was born in Cue, two years later, in 1899.
By 1902 the family had moved to Albany Road, Cannington, WA. (now 1306 Albany Highway). This was probably due to his mother being pregnant again and a Gold mining town in those days was probably not very suitable to raise a family.
His father; Preston was a miner and lived and worked away on many goldfields.
His father lived and worked at the Ora Banda Goldfields as a miner, then moved to the Siberia (Waverley) Goldfields, as a mine manager.
By 1912 there had been another 4 siblings born.
Jim’s mother being left home to raise all six 6 children by herself.
Jim was educated at the Cannington State School.
In 1915, Jim was an apprentice carpenter & joiner employed by Mr T Starkes of Hay Street, Subiaco.
Jim enlisted into the 28th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements on the 24th of September 1917 in Perth, WA and was allotted the service number 7279.
His parents gave him permission to enlist.
He embarked from Fremantle aboard the R.M.S “Ormonde” on the 13th of March 1918, disembarking in Southampton on the 15th of May 1918.
He was transferred to the 51st Battalion on the 5th of June 1918. He was entrained at the 12th Training Battalion in Codford.
On the 15th of August he embarked for France and taken on strength on the 25th of August in Rivery, France.
His battalion was heavily involved on the Hindenburg "outpost line" offensive in September 1918.
Not long after the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918, drafts of men began returning to Australia for discharge. Jim was one of the last to depart on the 5th of May 1919.
Jim was discharged on the 9th of September 1919.
On his return to Australia and with his father still away, employed in the Goldfields; Jim moved home to help his mother.
By this stage, his father had moved to 9 Du Boulay Street, Geraldton and had become an engineer, soon after he had moved to Pollard Street, Geraldton. One year later he had moved to Joyner’s Find, Wiluna, but then returned to Pollard Street, Geraldton.
Jim’s mother; Sarah, died on the 10th of October 1944 at their residence; Albany Road, Cannington, WA and was buried in the Karrakatta Cemetery; Anglican, Section WF, Plot 0431.
His father died six months later, on the 20th of April 1945 in the Westminster Hospital Perth, WA and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery, with Sarah.
Jim never married or left the home of his childhood.
Jim died on the 1st of November 1965 and was cremated in the Karrakatta Cemetery; Rose Gardens, Garden 9O, Position 0041.
Distant relative - Natalie Lemar - via Smiths
RSL Macclesfield Sub Branch SA
Submitted 13 March 2022 by Paul Lemar
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
JAMES (Jim) CORNEY was the son of Preston George CORNEY & Sarah Maria WILLIS and was born in 1899 in Cue, WA.
His parents were married on the 30th of August 1894 at the residence of Sarah's step-father, Mr Francis SNELL, in Sutherlands, SA.
He was the second child born into the family of 5 children.
His father was a miner and worked on many goldfields, this left his mother home to raise the 6 children by herself.
Jim was educated at the Cannington State School.
In 1915, Jim was an apprentice carpenter & joiner employed by Mr T Starkes of Hay Street, Subiaco.
Jim enlisted into the 28th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements on the 24th of September 1917 in Perth, WA and was allotted the service number 7279. His parents gave him permission to enlist.
He embarked from Fremantle aboard the R.M.S “Ormonde” on the 13th of March 1918, disembarking in Southampton on the 15th of May 1918.
He was transferred to the 51st Battalion on the 5th of June 1918. He was entrained at the 12th Training Battalion in Codford.
On the 15th of August he embarked for France and taken on strength on the 25th of August in Rivery, France.
His battalion was heavily involved on the Hindenburg "outpost line" offensive in September 1918.
Not long after the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918, drafts of men began returning to Australia for discharge. Jim was one of the last to depart on the 5th of May 1919.
Jim was discharged on the 9th of September 1919.
In 1925 Jim was living at 1306 Albany Road (now Highway), Cannington, WA with his parents.
Jim never married or left the home of his childhood.
Jim died on the 1st of November 1965 and was cremated in the Karrakatta Cemetery; Rose Gardens, Garden 9O, Position 0041