Alfred Harpham CORLETT

Regimental number11/407
Date of birth2 September 1891
Place of birthAmberley, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor
AddressMangawhata, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.11
Height5' 10.5"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs F H Corlett, Takapau, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in General Training Section, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDannevirke
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Alfred and Frances Harpham Corlett, Ballance, Pahiatua. Killed side by side with his brother Franklin
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/307 Pte Franklin CORLETT, Wellington Infantry Bn, killed in action 8 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Transferred to Wellington Infantry Battalion, 26 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 363 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897541