William John CORE

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CORE, William John

Service Number:	98
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
Born:	Wales, United Kingdom , 1880
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland Plot LAWN-2-236
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 98, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 98, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
21 Jun 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 98, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

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Biography contributed by Lindsay Wilson

An error in Murray's Official History, which came from NAA Accession B5172, Nominal Roll of the Queensland Defence Force for Service in South Africa which lists him as Gore, though later corrected to Core by hand.

OBITUARY W.J.CORE. WILLIAM JOHN CORE, who died last week at the age of 74, and was buried at Hemmant on Tuesday, was an old A.W.U. stalwart. He came to Australia from Wales as a babe. His early life was spent at Gladstone. In Brisbane later he became associated with the late Ted. Hanson. He worked at Mt. Morgan mines, where he enlisted for the Boer War. At Mt. Morgan, he was active in political and A.W.U. affairs, and was campaign director for the late Jim Stopford. He was a member of the Mt. Morgan Hospitals Board. Returning to Brisbane in the '20's, he worked on the tramways. As a committeeman for the Sth. African War Veterans' Association, he secured many privileges for his aged associates. A staunch supporter of Labor, he practised what he preached. The late Mr. Core is survived by his widow, four sons (Vince Core is a member of the 'Worker' staff), three daughters and two younger brothers and sisters. (Worker (Brisbane, Qld. : 1890 - 1955) Monday 2 August 1954 p 7)

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