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CORNER, Fred Williams

Service Number:	1671
Enlisted:	14 May 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Shields, Durham, England, 19 September 1894
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Oxfordshire, England and Wagga Wagga Ecperimental Farm, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 March 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 1
Memorials:	Coolamon War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Experiment Farm Great War Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 18th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1671, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1671, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
26 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion

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Enlisted and served as Fred W Corner