NUMBER:

Private 5565

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Kent England

NEXT OF KIN:

His mother, Mrs. Sarah Jane Corrigan "Glenville" Leyton Essex. Later Miss L J Corrigan of Charlton London

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:

Melbourne 15/5/1916

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:

Age 21 years 4 months 5'7", 118 pounds, blue eyes and dark brown hair

RELIGION:

Church of England

OCCUPATION:

Farm labourer

PLACE OF DEATH:

He was missing in action on 3/5/1917 and declared to have been killed on that day at a Court of Enquiry 

LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:

He has no known grave and is remembered on the Memorial at Villers Bretonneux

RELATIONSHIP TO THE WOORYAL SHIRE:

He worked for James Darling of Mardan, Victoria

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:

◈ He attended a National School in Leyton Essex

◈ His postal address was Post Office Leongatha

◈ 15/5/16 He enlisted in Melbourne

◈ 25/9/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Shropshire

◈ 10/11/16 He disembarked Pymouth

◈ 13/12/16 He went to France

◈ 7/1/17 He marched in from Boulogne

◈ 26/1/17 He joined his battalion

◈ 12/4/17 He was sick in hospital

◈ 15/4/17He went to the Field Ambulance

◈ 22/4/17 He was discharged to duty

◈ 23/4/17 He joined his unit

◈ 3/5/17 He went missing in action

◈ 24/11/17 A Court of Enquiry declared he was killed on 3/5/17

◈ A statement by Cpl. McQueen of Western Australia of the 21st Battalion

◈ "I saw Pt. Corrigan before going into action but never saw him again. Some men of the same company said they believed he was taken prisoner." Counter signed Frank Gill

◈ Miss Corrigan received medals, the plaque and scroll