' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on October 8th, near Crevecouer. In the early stages of the attack on the 6th October Corporal Cormack found himself in charge of two Platoons, his Officer and all senior N.C.O.'s having become casualties. He displayed great leadership during the remainder of the advance. At the final objective enemy Field Guns opened fire at point blank range on the troops digging in and eventually they had to retire. Reorganising the two Platoons, Corporal Cormack led them forward under cover of a Lewis Gun, and, in spite of heavy machine gun fire finally succeeded in establishing the line of outposts.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 14 May 1919

Regimental number	54472
Occupation	Hotelkeeper
Next of kin	Father, D Cormack, Commercial Hotel, Waverley
Rank on embarkation	Rifleman
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part)
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington
	H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank	Sergeant
Final unit	1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal
Fate	Killed in Action 4 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records	30
Place of burial	Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No 14), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: David and Catherine Cormack, 7 Glasgow Street, Auckland. Native of Roxburgh, New Zealand
Medals	Military Medal ' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on October 8th, near Crevecouer. In the early stages of the attack on the 6th October Corporal Cormack found himself in charge of two Platoons, his Officer and all senior N.C.O.'s having become casualties. He displayed great leadership during the remainder of the advance. At the final objective enemy Field Guns opened fire at point blank range on the troops digging in and eventually they had to retire. Reorganising the two Platoons, Corporal Cormack led them forward under cover of a Lewis Gun, and, in spite of heavy machine gun fire finally succeeded in establishing the line of outposts.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 14 May 1919
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 20