CORT, Mortimer
| Service Number: | W48532 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies |
| Born: | Leederville, Western Australia, 24 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Northam, Western Australia, 9 September 1942, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic Plot, Row GA, Grave 289, Karrakatta General Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jan 1942: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, W48532, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies | |
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| 12 Jan 1942: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Claremont, Western Australia | |
| 12 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W48532, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies |
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Mortimer CORT was born on 24th May, 1897 in Leederville, Perth, Western Australia
His parents were Edward CORT and Margaret DAY
He enlisted with the Australian Army on 12th January, 1942 - Rank Private with the Australian Army Labour Service, A.C.M.F. 5 Coy.
He died on 9th September, 1942 at Northam, WA of Illness and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, WA - he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Perth
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DAILY NEWS Perth - 11th September 1942
DEATH NOTICES - CORT.- At Northam on Sept. 9, 1942, Private Mortimer (Mort) No. 48532. A.M.F., beloved son of Margaret of 1 East St., Maylands and the late Edward Cort, loving brother of Ethel (Mrs. W. C. Brear), Maylands and Amelia (Mrs. W. Paulig) Paddington NSW aged 45 years. R.I.P.
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