William Thomas CORBETT

Regimental number24093
OccupationBushman
Next of kinSister, Miss Madeline Corbett, c/o Mrs Dustin, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 24), Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William O D and Georgina Corbett, 122 Nelson Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 5

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