Corrighan MBE DSC, Maurice

Date of Birth	1902-09-26
Date of Death	1968-07-14
Age	65
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Mosman

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1940-08-22
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Rate	Engineering
Discharged Date	1946-03-20
Discharge Type	Demobed - Discharged at end of War Service
Service Period	1940-1946
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Other Details

Hostilities Only

Yes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Cemetery Address	Macquarie Park, NSW
Section	QE
Grave Number	90
Grave Type	Cremation - Niche

Notes

Awarded an MBE for his action on 24 DEC 1944 when the Dutch Sommelsdijk troop ship was torpedoed while preparing for Lingayen landings in Leyte Gulf. Gascoyne was responsible for the rescue of 1,300 USN Construction Battalion troops. Maurice Corrighan was to later be awarded the DSC for his services while onboard Gascoyne. He was commissioning crew Gascoyne, prior to be posted to her he was overseer of corvette construction at Whyalla.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

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