John Joseph CORRIGAN DSO and Bar, MID*

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Service Numbers:	1017, Officer, Q185333
Enlisted:	20 September 1914, Enlisted Pontville Tasmania allocated to G Company (Tasmanians) 15 th Infantry Battalion (QLD/TAS) at Broadmeadows Camp on 15th December 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
Born:	Kumara, New Zealand, 9 May 1892
Home Town:	Austins Ferry, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural Causes , Nudgee Queensland , 4 August 1952, aged 60 years
Cemetery:	Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Plot A2-05-46 Buried 8th August 1952.
Memorials:

20 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Pontville Tasmania allocated to G Company (Tasmanians) 15 th Infantry Battalion (QLD/TAS) at Broadmeadows Camp on 15th December 1914
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 1017, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 1017, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
10 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 46th Infantry Battalion, Appointed to Command 46th Infantry Battalion Promoted to Substantive Lieutenant Colonel on appointment.
3 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 46th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF Cessation of hostilities. Transferred to Reserve Officers List.

25 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, Q185333, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
29 Sep 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, Q185333, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)

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Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Military District (Victoria) Australian Military Forces 1st January 1920

Transferred to the 1st Military District (Queensland) 1st September 1925

to Retired Officers List with permission on 20 November 1927.

To Active duty from Retired List on Command of 1st Garrison Battalion with effect 16October 1940.