Ernest Albert Corey
Highly decorated Australian soldier
Born on: December 20, 1892Died on: August 25, 1972
Aged: 79 years 249 days (956 months)
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Ernest Albert Corey, MM & Three Bars was a distinguished Australian soldier who served as a stretcher bearer during the First World War.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 January 1916, and was allocated to the 55th Battalion, where he was initially posted to a grenade section before volunteering for stretcher bearing duties.
In 1917 he was twice awarded the Military Medal for his devotion to duty in aiding wounded soldiers, and twice again in 1918; becoming the only person to be awarded the Military Medal four times.
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