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Ernest Albert Corey MM and 3 Bars (20 December 1891 - 25 August 1972) was a highly decorated Australian soldier who fought in the First World War. Corey was born in Numeralla, New South Wales and enlisted in the Australian Army on 13 January 1916 as a stretcher bearer in the 55th Battalion. Corey is believed to be the only soldier to be awarded the Military Medal on 4 occasions; twice in 1917, and twice in 1918. Corey died in August 1972 and is buried in the Queanbeyan Cemetery. His medals are displayed in the Hall of Valour at the Australian War Memorial. In 1979 a memorial was erected in Centennial Park, Cooma in honour of Corey.