Patrick CORCORAN

CORCORAN, Patrick

Service Number: 4467
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Waterford City, Ireland, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling: Mount Sion, Waterford City, Ireland
Occupation: Fireman
Died: Wounded in head and shoulder, 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 10 November 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Grave XXII. CC. 13., Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)
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World War 1 Service

31 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4467, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4467, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

 9th Bn. 14th Reinforcement , Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

Age on arrival in Australia 20
Religion Roman Catholic
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin
Mother, Mrs M Corcoran, 3 Shea Terrace, Bath Street, Waterford, Ireland
Enlistment date 30 August 1915
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/26/4
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916

Age at death 30

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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