Joseph CORSER

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Service Number:	454
Enlisted:	2 February 1916, Rank of 2nd Air Mechanic. Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Not yet discovered
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Derby, England, 1888
Home Town:	Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Body Builder
Died:	Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 1983, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on the 18 January 1983 and ashes interred in the Banksia Portion, Wall C, Niche 871
Memorials:	Kew War Memorial

2 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 454, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Rank of 2nd Air Mechanic. Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement 454, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
25 Jul 1916:	Embarked 454, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
27 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 454, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Corser of Derby, England

Husband of Gladys Martha Corser of 70 Peel Street, Kew, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on the 12 November 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

His apprenticeship was served with the Staffordshire Railway Company

Member of the South Melbourne Rifle Club for two years