ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

CORNISH, Reginald Henry

Full Name: Reginald Henry

CORNISH

Date of Birth: 10

–

1890

Place of birth: St Arnaud

Australia

Occupation: Clerk

Address: 44 St Leonard Avenue West Leederville WA

Next of Kin: Father-Charles Cornish

Next of Kin Address: 44 St Leonard Ave West Leederville WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 3362

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 52nd Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-28

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-11-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Etaples France

Age at Death: 25

Burial Location: Etaples Military Cemetery Plot 10, Row C, Grave 16A

2/08/1915-To “B” Company No. 1 Depot Battalion as Private
28/09/1915-To 12th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
14/02/1916-Admitted No. 4 Aux Hospital Abbassia Egypt ( Mumps )
3/03/1916-Transferred 52nd Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt- Reverts to Ranks
13/03/1916-Appointed LANCE CORPORAL in the field Serapeum Egypt
12/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
14/08/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Shell Wound Right Knee -Seriously Ill ) ex 4th Aust Field Ambulance to Casualty Clearing Station
15/08/1916-Admitted 44th Casualty Clearing Station France then Transferred Ambulance Train
9/09/1916-DIED OF WOUNDS received in Action at Pozieres, France ( Died at 26th General Hospital Etaples France).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star No. 6337

British War Medal No. 22186

Victory Medal No. 22019

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 317449

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury War Memorial WA

Leederville War Memorial

Scotch College WW1 War Memorial

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 155