MCCORMACK, Alfred James
| Service Number: | 691 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 17 February 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 691, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 691, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 691, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 691, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
GUNNER A. J. McCORMACK.
Gunner Alfred James McCormack (wounded) is the second son of Mrs. McCormack, of Crown-street, Surry Hills, and is 21 years of age. He was previously a member of the Picton Light Horse. A younger brother of the wounded soldier is in the navy.
Military Medal
'While on duty at TAYLOR's DUMP, Eat of YPRES on 3rd October, 1917, the enemy started shelling, and shells were falling in a corner of the dump, one package of ammunition had been struck, but did not explode. This N.C.O. on his own initiative got a party and removed a quantity of ammunition from the danger area under the continued shelling. By his action, he probably saved a considerable quantity of ammunition from destruction and showed fine courage and devotion to duty, worthy of special recognition.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918
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