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Private John Corless

Photograph of photographs featuring Mrs William Corless; Private William Corless, 3rd Battalion, King's Own; Private John Corless, 1st Battalion, King's Own and Machine Gun Corps; Private Albert Corless, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own; Private Robert Corless, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own; Private Richard Corless, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own; Gunner Thomas Corless, Royal Field Artillery; Gunner William James Corless, Royal Field Artillery.
Accession Number: KO2590/411

Private John Corless, late 1890s, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, prior to his service in the South African War, 1899-1902.
Accession Number: KO2590/420

Private John Corless MM, Machine Gun Corps, formerly 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2590/417

Military Medal to Sergeant John Corless, number 18739, of 12 Company Machine Gun Corps.
Died of wounds at the age of 34 years of age on 15 May 1917. Son of William and Sarah Jane Corless of 47, Beresford Terrace, Bowerham, Lancaster. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Accession Number: KO2771/01

Queen’s South African Medal to Private John Corless, number 6693, 1st King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (Mounted Infantry) with bars ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’, ‘Transvaal’ and ‘South Africa 1902’
Accession Number: KO2771/02

1914 Star to Private John Corless, number 6693, 1st King’s Own with 5 Aug – 22 Nov clasp.
Accession Number: KO2771/03

British War Medal to Private John Corless, number 6693, 1st King’s Own
Accession Number: KO2771/04

Allied Victory Medal to Private John Corless, number 6693, 1st King’s Own
Accession Number: KO2771/05

Alloy identity disc for Private John Corless, number 6693, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Church of England.
Accession Number: KO2771/06

Official letter issued from the Record Office, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, re the issue of the Clasp to the 1914 Star to 6693 Private J Corless.
Accession Number: KO2771/07

Official letter issued from Record Office, Alexandra Palace, London, re the issue of War and Victory Medals to 18739 Sergeant J Corless, Machine Gun Corps (former King’s Own).
Accession Number: KO2771/08

Cardboard box for issue of War and Victory Medal to Sergeant J Corless, King’s Own (although bottom part of box is named to 49500 Private H Rush of the Royal Army Medical Corps)
Accession Number: KO2771/09 a b

First World War medals registered cover for medal boxes sent to Mr William Corless, father of Sergeant J Corless of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2771/10

Sergeant John Corless, Machine Gun Corps, former King’s Own, seen in the picture wearing the ribbon to his Queen’s South Africa Medal.
Accession Number: KO2771/11

Original grave marker cross on the grave of Sergeant John Corless, Machine Gun Corps, former King’s Own. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. (War Graves Commission photograph)
Accession Number: KO2771/12

Stone headstone on the grave of Sergeant John Corless, Machine Gun Corps, former King’s Own. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Accession Number: KO2771/13

Composite photograph of William Corless and his family in World War One. Formed of eight postcard photographs re-photographed.
Accession Number: KO2771/14

Letter from Lieutenant T Leash, 2nd Machine Gun Co., France, 4 Jun 1917, regarding the death of sergeant John Corless and written to his brother.
Accession Number: KO2771/15

Notebook containing press cutting relating to the service of the Corless family in the First World War and the death of Sergeant John Corless. Cutting refers to letter from Lieutenant Leash.
Accession Number: KO2771/16

Newspaper cutting with ‘The Message’ to the Glorious Memorial of Private James Miller VC late of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Accession Number: KO2771/17
 

Newspaper cutting Jun 1917, Lancaster Observer, with details of various King’s Own soldiers:-
Sniper W S Holt, 2nd/5th King’s Own
Private William Hodgson, 2nd/5th King’s Own (part notice re death)
Staff Sergeant Lloyd Williams, Drowned
Private Frank ‘Hulland’ actually Holland, accidentally killed from Galgate.
Accession Number: KO2771/18

Newspaper cutting ‘Local War Items’ from the Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle early 1917 with details of various soldiers:
Lance corporal Allan Shaw, artist,
Private Alfred Downham, killed in action
2nd Lieutenant T S Blakeley and others.
Accession Number: KO2771/19

Newspaper cutting ‘Local Heroes’ from the Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle circa Sep 1916
Accession Number: KO2771/20

Newspaper cutting front page of The Lancaster Guardian 23 Jun 1917 including the Military Medal awarded to Sergeant John Corless of the Machine Gun Corps, formerly of the King’s Own.
Accession Number: KO2771/21

Newspaper cutting ‘Toll of the Battle in 1916 – Lancaster and District Roll of Honour’ in the Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle. Circa Jan 1917
Accession Number: KO2771/22

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