Alexander Gair Cormack

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BiographyAlexander Cormack enlisted on 3 March 1916. He was buried by a high explosive shell and received shell shock in May 1917, returning to the front in June 1918.

He was Mentioned in despatches on 31 August 1918, after his death.

Cormack also served with the Scottish Highlanders during the Natal Rising in 1906.Age39Date of Death23 August 1918Civil employmentBuilderRelationshipsSon of David and Elizabeth Cormack; husband of Winifred May Cormack, James Street, Hornsby.

Service Information

RankCaptainRegiment3rd Battalion, Australian InfantryPlace of enlistmentLiverpool NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment1 April 1916 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathHarbonnieress, FranceBattleAmiens, south of the SommeMemorial or CemeteryHornsby War Memorial Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Memorial/Cemetery Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.KeywordsHornsby Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

WW1

First World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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Alexander Gair Cormack