Thomas Joseph CORBETT

Regimental number31951
OccupationFitter
Next of kinMother, Mrs T Corbett, Hikutaia, Thames
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 21), Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and May Corbett, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 23