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
Year:
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