CORNELL, Ernest
| Service Number: | 4404 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gosfield, near Halstead, Essex, England, 17 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 3rd London General Hospital,Wandsworth, South London, United Kingdom, 19 October 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England Grave reference: Australia 18 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4404, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4404, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4404, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4404, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to left thigh 4-6th August 1916 DoW England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Ernest’s brother Reginald lived in Australia. Herbert is honoured on the Gosfield triptych but Ernest isn’t. Both however are on the Great Bardfield War Memorial.It is believed other brothers, perhaps Frank, Albert Henry and Frederick Charles served with British forces and survived.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth record
Births Dec 1889 Cornell Ernest Halstead 4a 566
Deaths Dec 1916 Cornell Ernest 25 Wandsworth 1d 881.
28th Bn.11th Reinforcement Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 27 and a son of William and Alice Emily Cornell , of Church Rd., Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex. He was a brother to Frank, Albert Henry, Gertrude Violet, Reginald, Emily Maud, Herbert William, Frederick Charles, Ellen and Amy Louisa.
Age on arrival in Australia 20
Age at embarkation 25
Enlistment date 25 February 1916
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/45/3
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 31 March 1916.
His brother, Private Herbert William Cornell, Service Number 26933, aged 30 fell 18/08/1916, whilst serving with British forces-11th Bn.Essex Regiment
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 19th October…… Ernest Cornell was born at Gosfield, near Halstead, Essex, England on 17th October, 1889.
According to information provided by his mother for the Roll of Honour – Ernest Cornell came to Australia when he was 20 years old. (An “E. Cornell”, Farm Labourer was a passenger on Kaipara which departed from London, England & arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia on 12th January, 1912.)
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th February, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Labourer from Collie, Western Australia.
Private Ernest Cornell, Service number 4404, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 31st March, 1916 with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements.
On 10th May, 1916 Private Cornell embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Scotian to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 18th May, 1916.
He was taken on strength of 28th Battalion in France on 2nd August, 1916 from Reinforcements.
Private Ernest Cornell was wounded in action in France on 4/6th August, 1916 near Pozieres. He was admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital at Camiers, France on 7th August, 1916 with shrapnel wound/s to Leg. Private Cornell embarked for England from Boulogne, France on 11th August, 1916 on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel.
On 11th August, 1916 Private Cornell was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Left Leg.
Private Ernest Cornell died at 6.45 am on 19th October, 1916 at 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, London, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Left Thigh & (secondary) Haemorrhage.
He was buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London, England where 34 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wandsworth-earlsfield...
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