William Henry CORTIS

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Service Number:	3023
Enlisted:	12 June 1915, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hull, Yorkshire England, 1881
Home Town:	Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Normal School, Brisbane, Queensland (The name “Normal” as used at the time indicated that the school operated on a non-denomination basis.)
Occupation:	Storekeeper
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 6 April 1918
Cemetery:	Bavelincourt Communal Cemetery Row A, Grave 7, Bavelincourt Communal Cemetery, Bavelincourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 9th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Brisbane on 5th October 1915
25 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action, gunshot wound to cheek
6 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 49th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action

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Son of Annie Barnby CORTIS, of Haig St., Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, and the late William CORTIS.