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CORIDAS, Rupert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 103 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wadelock, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maffra, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maffra State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot VII, Row D, Grave 30 Headstone Inscription - "OUR ANZAC IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON & BROTHER RUPERT", Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maffra Shire Honour Roll, Maffra St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 103, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 103, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 103, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 103, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Christian Name as Robert
"Mr and Mrs George Coridas have placed in the Maffra school, a framed memorial of their late son, Pte. Rupert G. Coridas, who was killed in action in France, on July 20th, 1916, and who was at one time a pupil of the school." - from the Maffra Spectator 25 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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