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CORKER, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1547 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Oliver, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Miiitary District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Charles Corker and Catherine Corker nee Sandow of 9 Windermere Road, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Arthur Corker who returned to Australia on the 2 January 1919 having served with the 58th Battalion and Catherine Corker, William John Corker and Thomas Henry Corker
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on the 25 August 1919
During 1927 George married Mabel Melville Slater in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal