Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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CORNELL, HAROLD GORDON

Lieutenant, 2nd Sqn, AFC. Lieutenant Harold Gordon Cornell, Victoria, No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, who on 11 December 1917 was killed in action over Dernancourt. Electrical engineer, of Ballarat, Victoria, born Richmond, VIC, 11 December 1891; educated Scotch College, Melbourne, went to England as a munitions worker, returning to Australia in the following year; enlisted in the AIF on 15 August at Queenstown, TAS and went to camp at Claremont; appointed 2nd Air Mechanic in Flying Corps and embarked on 25 October 1916; E. D. P. Corporal 29 December 1916 reverting to 2nd Air Mechanic on 11 January 1917; promoted Corporal 1 February 1917; Sergeant 1 May 1917; graduated as a pilot and appointed 2/Lieutenant 27 October 1917, landed in France 15 November 1917 and joined No 2 Squadron (or then as it was known) No 68 Squadron on November 22. Osborne Cornell who was Staff Sergeant 2 Field Ambulance in his first enlistment and Private 3 Machine Gun Battalion in his second enlistment was cousin to Harold Gordon Cornell.

The many friends of the late Lieutenant Harold Gordon Cornell of Queenstown will be sorry to hear he was killed in action on December 11^th 1917. Lieutenant Cornell, youngest son of the late G and S Cornell was a native of Ballarat. He was educated at the Humphrey Street state school where he gained a scholarship which admitted him to the Ballarat College. Here he had a brilliant scholastic career gaining numerous prizes and was dux of the college in 1907. Subsequently he entered the Ballarat School of Mines and became a student associate and electrical assistant at the institution. After gaining technical knowledge for his profession (electrical engineer) he came to Queenstown where he was employed at the Mt Lyall Company and was also electrical instructor at the local School of Mines. When war broke out Lieutenant Cornell proceeded to England where he worked for twelve months in munition factories. He returned to Queenstown where he enlisted for active service. At Claremont he joined the air service, he and E de Bomford Jnr being the first two to join this service from Queenstown. He left for England October 29^th 1916 as Corporal and his progress was rapid. He gained his “wings” early in October 1917. Lt Cornell was only in his 26^th year and was married to J Millicent de Bomford daughter of Mr and Mrs de Bomford of Queenstown. He leaves a young wife and baby daughter to mourn their loss. He was greatly respected by all who knew him and died nobly doing his duty to his country.

The Weekly Courier 31^st January 1918

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