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CORKER, Harry
| Service Number: | 252 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bootle, Lancashire, England., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | McAnwood Church School, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Stockman in Australia In England he worked at the Crayford Tannery in Kent. |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 10. Buried at Sea The Lone Pine Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians who have no known grave and the 960 Australians who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 252, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 252, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 252, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 252 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-22 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 252, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1888 CORKER Harry W. Derby 8b 451.
10th Australian Light Horse
He was 27 and the son of H. William and Ellen Corker, of 3, Bentley Grove, Meanwood, Leeds, England.
In England he worked at the Crayford Tannery where his father was tanyard manager.
Family lived at The Bridge, Crayford and worked in Crayford tanyards.
Memorial in the Manor House, Crayford and he is honoured on the the Bexley Roll of Honour.
Emigrated 1911,
Age on arrival in Australia 23.
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 19 October 1914
Place of enlistment Guildford, Western Australia
Rank on enlistment
Private
10th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/15/1
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 17 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 10th Light Horse Regiment
Place of wounding Gallipoli, Turkey.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915.
Wounded, 7 August 1915; evacuated Gallipoli and admitted to No 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 10 August 1915 (gun shot wound, abdomen and spine); embarked for England, 15 August 1915.
Died of wounds on board HS 'Asturias', 22 August 1915; buried at sea, 22 August 1915.
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