Captain Philip Victor Cornish
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cornish,
Philip Victor
Date of birth: 1889-07-18
Place of birth: Simla India
Next of kin: Harriette Maud M. Cornish, mother, Glenwood, Embrook, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Marital status: single
Date of death:
1916-06-04
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VI. A. 7.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Captain, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-29 ?
- Lieutenant, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Battle of Mount Sorrel / near Zillebeke
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 432199
LAC ID:
118011
Service file: B2013-S015
Uploader's Notes: Served 1908-1910 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Son of Capt. William Hunter Cornish (Indian Army) and Maud Cornish, of Barford House, Wokingham, England. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. as a Lieutenant in August 1914 [an original].
CEF Burial Registers - During a bombardment on the morning of June 2nd 1916, he was in the dugout occupied by the Battalion Headquarters Signallers, when a shell came through the roof, seriously wounding him in the head, body and legs. His wounds were dressed and he was later evacuated to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds.
CEF Burial Registers - During a bombardment on the morning of June 2nd 1916, he was in the dugout occupied by the Battalion Headquarters Signallers, when a shell came through the roof, seriously wounding him in the head, body and legs. His wounds were dressed and he was later evacuated to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds.
Uploader's Research notes: Joined as an "Original" Lieutenant - Signals Officer 12 Aug 1914. Promoted Captain 29 Nov 1915. Wounded 2 June 1916 multiple shrapnel wounds to head, body and legs. He was in the dugout occupied by the Bn Headquarters Signalers when a shell came through the roof. They were not able to evacuate him until the night of 3 Jun 1916. Died of wounds #10 Casualty Clearing Station 4 Jun 1916.[source "With the Patricia’s in Flanders 1914-1919 Then & Now "by Stephen K. Newman Pg.153] 2vp#8413
July 2016 - 1914/15 Star trio, Memorial Plaque and Memorial Cross exist in private UK collection. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Captain Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Promoted 29 Nov 1915. ]
July 2016 - 1914/15 Star trio, Memorial Plaque and Memorial Cross exist in private UK collection. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Captain Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Promoted 29 Nov 1915. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-07-09