We remember Guy Harold Corke

We remember Guy Harold Corke

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Norman Richard Corke Source:9443596 1885
1890
birth Ayr United Kingdom Source:9443605 Source:6246772 23rd April 1890
1896
sibling Clive George Corke Source:9443596 1896
1899
sibling Nigel Arthur Corke Source:9443596 1899
1909
education Bachelor of Arts Natural Science Tripos Downing College Cambridge United Kingdom Source:9443605 1909 - 1912
1912
employment Manager Adamson Gilfilan andCompany Penang Straits Settlements Malaysia Source:9443605 1912 - 1914
1912
events Cyclist Scout Penang Volunteers Cyclist Scouts Penang Malaysia Source:9443585 1912 - 1914
1915
commission Temporary Source:9443605 January 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:962569 10th October 1915 - 19th September 1916
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9443605 15th June 1916
1916
dates Age 25 Source:6246772 17th September 1916
education Whitgift Grammar School Croydon, Surrey United Kingdom Source:9443605
service British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 15th northumberland Battalion Source:962569
service British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers Source:7309063
location 71 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth United Kingdom parents address Source:6246772
1916
death Killed in Action DELVILLE WOOD France Source:7309063 Source:6246771 17th September 1916
burial Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France XII. F. 1. Source:7309063

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Guy Harold
Initials GH
Last Name Corke
Source 962569
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
71 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Northumberland Regiment 15th northumberland Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Northumberland Fusiliers Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Elizabeth Corke mother
Benjamin Corke father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Norman Richard Corke brother 1885
Nigel Arthur Corke brother 1899
Clive George Corke brother 1896

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rosemary251
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Rosemary251

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry Andrew22794
Downing College Cambridge Rosemary251
The Griffin, Downing College, Michaelmas 1916 Jenny59819

Multimedia

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Private memorial to 2nd Lt. G. H. Corke Andrew22794
Corke, GH Rosemary251
Name on Singapore Cenotaph Rosemary251
The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore Rosemary251
Notice of Death Straits Times Rosemary251
Entry in De Ruvigny's Rosemary251
Downing College Rugby Team, 1910-11 Jenny59819

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