CORNFORD  W.J.

Given Names:  William James

               

Service Number:  3129

Unit:  57th Battalion, 8th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  21 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Coal Miner                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Methodist

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  147 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/11/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Cornford

266 High Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  16/12/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Medic A7

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Demosthenes                                   

Embarked:  27/7/1917                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  57th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  2/6/1918                         

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  15050

British War Medal:  2113

Victory Medal:  2111

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1897

Place:  Dunbulbalane, Victoria                 

Father:  James CORNFORD                     

Mother:  Jabina GILBERT

 

MARRIAGE

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Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/9/1987                          

Place: ,           

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Originally enlisted as 1071/996 on 31/10/1914 at Wonthaggi

Embarked 19/10/14 on HMAT Euripides A14 with 7th Battalion

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary