Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Eric John Cornes Died 19 October 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 293077 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Major/Military CWGC New Zealand Corps of Signals, Northern Military District Signals CWGC WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel C_022. Image taken June 2020. © Auckland Museum CC BY AWMM View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEric John AWMM SurnameCornes AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 293077 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs B.D. Cornes (wife), Clifton Road, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 293077 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Territorial Force Obituary Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Major/Military CWGC New Zealand Corps of Signals, Northern Military District Signals CWGC Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Mrs B.D. Cornes.Attended Mt Eden Normal School, then Wellington College, Victoria College and Auckland University College.When war broke out, he was appointed staff officer, signals, Northern Military District, and later general staff officer, Combined Headquarters, Auckland, and major in command of signals at Alexandra Park training camp. He was also liaison officer covering coastal defence communications, Northern District. ( Source: Evening Post) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death19 October 1944 Obituary Age 28 AWMM Auckland Hospital, Auckland Obituary Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 7, Grave 63. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryObituary: Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 99, 24 October 1944, Page 6 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Eric John Cornes by laying a poppy. David Cornes Donald Alan Cornes Eric John Cornes Glen Edgar Cornes Gordon Cornes Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eric John Cornes Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19441024.2.85.2 Sources Used The Spike Golden Jubliee, May 1949 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-VUW1949_77Spik-t1-body-d2-d5-d2.html Further Reference Nz University Graduates, 1870-1961 http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/university6.html Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919530 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 99, 24 October 1944, Page 6 AWMM The Auckland Star AWMM Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 19 October 1945, Page 1 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 13 May 2015Online CenotaphAuckland, New ZealandResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
