Edward CORBETT

Regimental number10/1056
Date of birth23 November 1893
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address20 Dixon Road, Kaiti, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinF S Corbett, 20 Dixon Road, Kaiti, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed for 8 months in the Gisborne Volunteers.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
Discharge date3 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest; shrapnel wound, knee), 3 February 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death23 December 1954 Gisborne
Age at death61
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897421