Le Cornu, Phillip Charles

Date of Birth	1880-05-28
Date of Death	1951-02-18
Age	70
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Jersey, Channel Islands
Cause of Death	Cardiac Failure and cancer of the larynx

Service Details

Service

RAN - Royal Australian Navy

Service 2	RN - Royal Navy
Date of Entry	1897-02-02
Rank	Leading Seaman
Official Number	192489
Discharged Date	1910-06-26
Discharge Type	EE - Engagement Expired
Service Period	1897-1910,
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Service 3

RAN - Royal Australian Navy

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	South Brisbane Cemetery (aka Dutton Park) Annerley Rd Dutton Park QLD 4101
Cemetery Address	Dutton Park, QLD
Demonination/Area	Monumental 8

Notes

Le Cornu served in the RN from 28 May 1898 until 26 June 1910 when his service expired. In WW1, he served in the RANR and was one of six ratings who were in deployed in July 1915 to Fanning Island in the Pacific (per HMAS Encounter) to guard the wireless station on the island from German attack*. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal. AW * 7 Sept 1914 SMS Nunberg under French Colours to destroy the cable station. However repairs had the station back in service within a fortnight - MF via Source AWM See also Wilfred Fowler #4984

Sources

UK archives ADM 188-330-192489 No RANR Records available

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