1895 Oct/Dec. Born Leeds
1901 census living at 5 Evanston Row, Headingley, Leeds
1911 Oct 20. Enlisted as a Territorial in 3rd West Yorks. Father Albert Hugh Corless, Rose Gardens, Cockersdale, Bridlington, Yorks. Mother Charlotte, brother James.
1912 Sep 11 Discharged to join Royal Artillery
1914 Aug 16. Landed in France
15th Bty/36th Bde RFA in 1914
1915 Jul 5. Transfers to RE
1919 Feb 1. Volunteers for 1 year Special Signaling duties in Ireland
1919 Dec 26. Died of a skull fracture. He fell out of a barrack window
Buried Leeds New Worley Cemetery
British soldiers died in Ireland