Cornelius PROCTOR

PROCTOR, Cornelius

    Other Name: Proctor, Cornelius Rush
    Service Number: 1098
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria, in 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 1st Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Lisle, Tasmania , Australia , 30 September 1884
    Home Town: Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Fireman
    Died: Macleod, Victoria, 28 August 1978, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: East Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigades Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria, in 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Driver, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Driver, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
    17 Nov 1914: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Changed to Driver from Gunner in 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, whilst onboard HMAT Shropshire on the way to Egypt
    4 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Disembarked in Alexandria, Egypt, with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    6 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Arrived in Cairo, Egypt, with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    13 Nov 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Reverted to Gunner, from Driver, at own request in Cairo, Egypt, with the 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    15 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked HMT Themistocles, Egypt, to Gallipoli, Turkey, arriving 21 November 1915 with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    13 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Changed from Gunner to Driver in Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
    22 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1098, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Alexandria, Egypt, with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Disembarked 28 March 1916, Marseilles, France.
    1 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Remastered as Gunner, from Driver, at own request, with 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in France
    28 Dec 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Transferred from 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in France
    27 Aug 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1098, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Transferred to England for Special Transport Duty to Australia, arrived Dover, England, 27 August 1918
    15 Sep 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1098, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Embarked HMS D22 Waterhen, England to Australia, on Submarine Guard Duty
    7 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1098, 1st Field Artillery Brigade

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