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Cecil Samuel Cornish

(Confirmed)

Born: 21 January, 1890

Died: 11 February, 1957

Biographical Summary:

Arts I (e) : Staff-Sergeant, 56th Battn., A.I.F., France and England.

Enlisting 5th May, 1916, and sailing with 8th Reinforcements, joined battn. on the Somme, 7th February, 1917, and served till wounded at Bullecourt in May and sent to Rouen Hospital. On recovery was attached to H.Q., London, from 25th June, 1917, until return in July, 1920, being engaged for a few months on special duties at Calais and other parts of France. Promoted sergeant, 21st May, 1918; staff-sergeant, 1st September, 1919.

Early education at Mosman Public, Fort St. and Sydney High Schools.

Source: Book of Remembrance, University of Sydney

Service Number: 2632

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Corporal
• Held rank of Sergeant
• Held rank of Staff Sergeant

Birth Records:

• 21 January, 1890 in Balmain, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• 11 February, 1957 in Concord

Address:

• 361 Military Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - William Cornish
• mother - Emily Foskett
• wife - Mary Thomson Gray Anderson

Organisations:

• Member of - University of Sydney
• Member of - ,,
• Member of - 56th Battalion, AIF
• Member of - Australian Imperial Force Headquarters

Main Sources:

• CORNISH CECIL SAMUEL Book of Remembrance University of Sydney (Webpage)
• Pte CS Cornish (Photograph)
• Pte CS Cornish on Flickr biographical notes by Geraldine Walsh (Website)
• Cornish Cecil Samuel SERN 2632 POB Balmain NSW POE Goulburn NSW NOK F Cornish William (Webpage)
• RECRUITING IN GOULBURN (Newspaper Article)
• PERSONAL VICEREGAL Return to Australia (Newspaper Article)
• Marriage Notice (Newspaper Article)
• DISMISSAL Department of the AttorneyGeneral and of Justice (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• CORNISH C. S. on the South Face of the
• Cornish on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour