Cornelius (Neil) HOPE

HOPE, Cornelius

    Service Numbers: 373, 651
    Enlisted: 2 September 1914, Brighton, Tasmania
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 15 February 1895
    Home Town: Flowerdale, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania
    Schooling: Phillip Smith Training College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Occupation: School Teacher
    Died: Natural causes, New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 25 October 1960, aged 65 years
    Cemetery: Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania
    Cremated
    Memorials: Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 373, 12th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tasmania
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 373, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 373, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 373, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    20 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 373, 12th Infantry Battalion, HS Kanowna, Suez for invaliding (enteric fever) to Australia.
    1 Jul 1916: Embarked Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
    1 Jul 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    31 Jan 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion, Bois Grenier, GSW head (slight)
    23 Jul 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
    12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW right leg and index finger right hand - the platoon from A company under Sergeant Hope was completely wiped out in the advance on Augustus Wood.
    14 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 40th Infantry Battalion

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