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Corkhill
Corkhill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Fictional family in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' **Billy Corkhill **Diana Corkhill **Doreen Corkhill (née Brogan) **Jackie Corkhill (née Walker) **Jimmy Corkhill **Lindsey Corkhill **Little Jimmy Corkhill ** Sheila Corkhill or Sheila Grant * Bill Corkhill (1910–1978), Northern Irish footballer * Pearl Corkhill MM (1887–1985), Australian military nurse of the First World War *Pop Corkhill (1858–1921), baseball player who played for ten seasons in the Major Leagues See also * Corker Hill *Corkerhill *Corkill Corkill is a surname of Irish and Manx origin. The name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Mac Thorcaill'' ("son of Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development o ... {{surname Manx-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Corkhill
Billy Corkhill is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', played by John McArdle. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 27 August 1985. Billy was introduced as part of the show's new family, the Corkhills, consisting of Billy, his wife Doreen Corkhill (Kate Fitzgerald) and their teenage children Rod (Jason Hope) and Tracy Corkhill (Justine Kerrigan). Billy is characterised as the reluctant husband of Doreen, an aspiring woman who wants the Corkhills to own their own home. Her mission to present a good image for the family is marred by her secret spending which gets the family into debt. Writers explored their debt issues throughout Billy's early tenure. They portrayed him as desperate to provide, tampering with the electricity and committing fraud with the help of his brother Jimmy Corkhill (Dean Sullivan). Writers portrayed Billy having a mental breakdown in which he drives his car over his neighbours' front gardens. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Corkhill
Elizabeth Pearl Corkhill, Military Medal, MM (11 March 1887 – 4 December 1985) was an Australian military nurse of the First World War. Trained as a nurse in Sydney, Corkhill enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force, Australian Imperial Force on 4 June 1915. After serving in France at the 1st and 3rd Australian General Hospitals, Corkhill was assigned to the 38th British Casualty Clearing Station near Abbeville on 21 August 1918. On 23 August, while the camp was being heavily bombed by enemy aircraft, Corkhill remained calm and continued to tend to her patients, despite the danger. For her bravery, she was awarded the Military Medal, one of only seven Australian nurses to be so decorated in the First World War. Following the Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), Armistice, she went on to work as a nurse at various public hospitals, and donated a large collection of her father's photographs to the National Library of Australia. Early life Corkhill was born on 11 March 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
