ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

CORKERY, Patrick

CORKERY, Patrick

Full Name: Patrick

CORKERY

Date of Birth: 05

–

1877

Place of birth: Gulgong NSW

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Bridgetown WA

Next of Kin: Friend – Jack SMITH

Next of Kin Address: Terminus Hotel Bridgetown WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 4583

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-11-19

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-02-12

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-11

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Contalmaison France

Age at Death: 39

Burial Location: Sunken Road Cemetery Contalmaison France – Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6

15/11/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Bridgetown WA
19/11/1915- To 36 Depot Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
27/11/1915- To ” D ” Company Depot Battalion
16/12/1915- To 14th Reinforcements 12th Battalion
4/01/1916- To 14th Reinforcements 16th Battalion Blackboy Hill
12/02/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for Egypt
11/02/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
2/04/1916- Transferred 48th Battalion Serapeum Egypt
2/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
5/07/1916- Admitted Division Rest Station France ( Influenza ) ex 3rd Australian Field Ambulance
10/07/1916- Rejoined 48th Battalion in the field France ex Sickness
7/08/1916- Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 31358

Victory Medal – No. 31134

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 316530

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bridgetown War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 145.