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CORNISH, Augustus Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | Commissioned Officer |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1885, Date not verified |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Walkerville, South Australia , 20 March 1865 |
Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
Schooling: | Whinham College, North Adelaide, |
Occupation: | Civil Servant Secretary to Attorney-General |
Died: | Natural Causes, 16 Anzac Highway GLENELG SA, 16 January 1940, aged 74 years |
Cemetery: |
North Brighton Cemetery, S.A. |
Memorials: | Adelaide Naval and Military Club of SA - Boer War Roll of Honour |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
1 Jul 1885: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Date not verified | |
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24 Apr 1891: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain |
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Captain, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
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1 Mar 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen, Date not verified |
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