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Joseph Martin Cornwall

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Cornwall, J.M. - Coster, F.P. (CC BY John Halpin 2010)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Cornwall, J.M. - Coster, F.P. (CC B …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Martin AWMM
  • Surname
    Cornwall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/941 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 May 1892 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Naike, Raglan County, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Cornwall (father), Paraparaumu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/941 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Joseph Cornwall was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cornwall, of Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM
    • According to attestation at enlistment, date of birth is 29 May 1892. Public - Karl Nicholas - Researcher - 15 April 2015 - http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13392762

Death

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  • Death
    25 April 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Quinn's Post Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM D. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • A great uncle remembered always.
    Public - Gayelene - Other Relative - 20 July 2015
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  • In loving memory of our hero
    Public - Liam Winton - Other Relative - 23 May 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Stowers, R. (2005). Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' story. Auckland, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 151 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith and Lyn Griffiths (2021). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 November 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
26 September 2019AndrewAuckland, NZOther
20 July 2015GayeleneWanganui New ZealandOther Relative
23 May 2015Liam Winton Auckland, New ZealandOther Relative
15 April 2015Karl NicholasAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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