Francis Roy CORRAN
Personal
Born: 1896
Birth registration: Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration No. 14213
Birthplace: Prahran, Victoria
Parents: Thomas Paul
Mary Rainbird
Married 1891
Died: 1976
Place of death: Windsor, Victoria
Burial place: Cremated Springvale 03/11/1976
Awards and Honours
- British War Medal 1914-20
- Victory Medal
Battalions
3rd Pioneers Battalion Reinforcement 7; 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Events
Enlistment
Regimental Service Number: 3267
Enlistment date: 11 June, 1917 Melbourne
Age at enlistment: 21 years 4 months
Address at enlistment: Post Office, Melton South, Victoria
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: Single
Next of kin: Father: Thomas P Corran
Physical Description: Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 137 pounds
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Fair
Distinctive marks: Vaccination x 3
Embarkation ship: HMAT A32 Thermistocles.
Rank: Gunner
Return Date: 8 July, 1919
Return Vessel: Friedrichsruh.
Arrival at Australia: 1 September, 1919.
Discharge Date: 2 October, 1919
War Service Summary
02/10/1917 - Disembarked Glasgow
03/10/1917 Marched in to Training battalion
23/11/1917 At Sutton Veny, taken-on-strength to Artillery detail; mustered gunner
05/12/1917 Proceeded overseas to Roulles, France
29/04/1918 Applied to be a driver and held position of Gunner and Driver with different Companies while in France.
12/09/1918 Transferred to 14th Field Artillery Battalion
25/12/1918 Granted leave in England
18/01/1919 Rejoined unit from leave
22/05/1919 Marched out from France
08/07/1919 Returns to Australia
01/09/1919 Disembarked
02/10/1919 - Discharged
War Service Commemerated
Life After the War
Married Esther Mary Duncan 1929 Reg. # 11302
Place/s of residence:
30/03/1918 Beena Av., Murrumbeena (brother: J. Corran)
1919 Brisbane St., Murrumbeena
18/12/1922 Baguel?, Murrumbeena Cres., Murrumbeena
1924- 11 Adelaide St., Murrumbeena
1928 6 Euston Rd., Murrumbeena (Brother John and his wife Annie live at 13 Euston Rd.)
1931 6 Euston Rd. with wife, Esther May and mother Mary)
1937 Dunblane St., Murrumbeena
1942-1949 16 Blackwood St., Murrumbeena
1954-1972 90 Willesden Rd., Murrumbeena
Occupation:
Plasterer
Date of death:
1976 - Windsor Reg. # 28990
Place of burial:
Cremated Springvale 03/11/1976
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