English Māori John Corkill Born (1862) PDF Key details Service numberWWI 37780 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 55), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameCorkill AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 37780 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth(1862) AWMM Havelock, Pelorous Sounds AWMM Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs F. Tomlinson (sister), Bennett's Siding, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 37780 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 13 October 1916 AWMM Age 54 AWMM Miner/Civilian AWMM Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Feb 1917-2 May 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 77 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Private AWMM 22nd Reinforcements, F Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Details of Service:Mr Corkill was 54 years old on enlistment but stated his age as 43 years and six months. He embarked from Wellington, New Zealand 12 February 1917. Disembarked at Plymouth, England 2 May 1917. Left Sling Camp for France 23 July 1917. On 29 October 1917 he was classified unfit for further service from an aggravated pre-enlistment condition and he embarked for New Zealand on the RUAHINE on 16 November 1917.He was the son of William Corkill (who was born on the Isle of Man) and Margaret ....(who was born in Ireland). He married Louisa Sherock of Picton at Picton. Louisa died in 1900 and was interred in Palmerston North.They had five children: 1. Louisa: born 30 July 1890 (died 1988 aged 97 years). Louisa married Jock Eddie but they had no children.2. John Edward: born 1892. Also served in Gallipoli in WWI. Interred Morrinsville Soldiers Section. He married Jessica and they had no children.3. Violet Margaret: born 23 April 1894. Died at Taihape, 5 May 1996 aged 102.4. George: born 1897. Died 1942 while serving with Rhodesian Forces Mounted Unit in North Africa. Not married.5. Daisy Mary: born 8 August 1899. Married W. Murray Morriss at Eketahuna in 1926. They had three sons. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Corkill by laying a poppy. Hector Corkill Henry Corkill John Corkill John Edward Corkill John James Corkill Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Corkill Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The nomad : unofficial organ of E., F. & G. Coys. and Details, 22nd… Library / Pictorial › publication Cape Town D526.2 NOM Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21897525 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 55: 19 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM 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