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Private Angus Cornish

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Cornish, Angus
Date of birth: 1885-03-28
Place of birth: Orangeville Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Agnes Harriet Cornish, wife. 120 Bee Street, Todmorden, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fireman
Address: 120 Bee Street, Todmorden, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-05-26
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 452548
Highest Rank: Private (58th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-04-01 to 1916-05-26
  2. Private (Army). 1916-03-15 to 1916-04-01
  3. Private (Army). 1916-02-24 to 1916-03-15
  4. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-14 to 1916-02-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Maple Copse
Commemoration location: Todmorden Sons of England War Memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 923031
LAC ID: 117965
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2012-S018
Uploader's Notes:

Son of David 'Dave' Cornish and Agnes Cornish (nee McKnight), step-son of Maria Cornish (nee Griffith); younger brother of Stanley Cornish (Service No. 769117) and Thomas Cornish (Service No. 409278); husband of Agnes Harriet Cornish (nee Ibbotson) married June 16, 1909

Prior service with the GGBG

Uploader's Research notes:

58th Battalion Nominal Roll

September 2020 - Memorial Cross offered on Ebay.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 35th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 34th Battalion Base Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-09-18