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<span class=prefix>Pte.</span> John McCorkell

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Pte. John McCorkell Veteran

Birth
Macedon, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
21 Jan 1902 (aged 21)
Wakkerstroom, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Burial
Mpumalanga, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Add to Map
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727 Private (Pte) John McCorkell who served with the Victorian Mounted Rifles (5th Contingent) during the Boer War. On 21 January 1902 Pte McCorkell died of enteric fever at Wakkerstroom, South Africa.727 Private John McCorkell, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Son of William McCorkell & Martha McKorkell (nee Heart). He volunteered for service in South Africa during the Second Anglo Boer War. He died from enteric fever (typhoid) at 12 Stationary Hospital, Wakkerstroom on 21 Jan 1902. He is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour at Treloar Crescent, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia and on the Ballarat Boer War Memorial in Queen Victoria Square, Sturt Street, Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia (see: https://vwma.org.au/explore/memorials/2600).
727 Private (Pte) John McCorkell who served with the Victorian Mounted Rifles (5th Contingent) during the Boer War. On 21 January 1902 Pte McCorkell died of enteric fever at Wakkerstroom, South Africa.727 Private John McCorkell, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Son of William McCorkell & Martha McKorkell (nee Heart). He volunteered for service in South Africa during the Second Anglo Boer War. He died from enteric fever (typhoid) at 12 Stationary Hospital, Wakkerstroom on 21 Jan 1902. He is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour at Treloar Crescent, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia and on the Ballarat Boer War Memorial in Queen Victoria Square, Sturt Street, Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia (see: https://vwma.org.au/explore/memorials/2600).


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  • Created by: Just Jack
  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206418526/john-mccorkell: accessed ), memorial page for Pte. John McCorkell (17 Jun 1880–21 Jan 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206418526, citing Wakkerstroom Cemetery, Mpumalanga, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Maintained by Just Jack (contributor 49577555).