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5.2
John Corrie’s Service in WW1

John Corrie was 24 years and 6 months old, and stated his occupation as an engineer when he enlisted in the 1st A.I.F. His next-of-kin was his father John Waugh Dymock Jnr. and his father’s address was c/o John Inglis and Sons, 244 Pitt St., Sydney. John Inglis and Sons was the largest and oldest bloodstock auctioneers in Australia at the time.

After enlisting John Corrie was allocated to the 8th Company Australian Army Service Corp as a driver. This unit was responsible for the transportation of the all the material needs (including food, ammunition and equipment) of the 1st Division of the 1st Australia Imperial Force (1st A.I.F.).

His original enlistment papers showed the unit he eventually joined as the Divisional Ammunition Park (M.T). This unit’s task was to supply ammunition to the 1st Division.

Original Enlistment Record [41]

Later, after his unit was in England, it was renamed the 301st M.T.A.S.C. (Motor Transport Army Service Corps). It was after this, that a duplicate copy of his enlistment record was made for the War Pensions department in Australia, and it was stamped with “8 A A S C” and the words “301st M.T A.S.C.” added.

John Corrie Dymock Enlistment Record [42]

John Corrie Dymock’s war service [Appendix 5] commenced with little initial training before he was sent overseas as part of the 2nd convoy of the 1st A.I.F sent to Egypt, Turkey, England and France.

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[41] - [42] National Archives of Australia - Dymock John Corrie : SERN 1844