Regimental number | 1730 |
Place of birth | Nunawading, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 6 Warr Street, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Corbett, 6 Warr Street, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kerang,Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1730A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVIA, Row B, Grave No. 16), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to HS 'Dunluce Castle', Dardanelles, 26 May 1915 (gunshot wound, right forearm); transferred to No 2 General Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 May 1915; rejoined 5th Bn, Anzac, 13 July 1915. Admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance, Anzac, 28 November 1915, and transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (jaundice); to HS 'Kirafara', 30 November 1915; to Valletta Hospital, Malta, 4 December 1915 (para typhoid); to St Barnabus Hospital, Ghain Tufficha, 22 December 1915; embarked for Egypt, 11 February 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 17 February 1916; marched into Overseas Base Ghezireh, 18 February 1916. Proceeded to unit, 5 March 1916; rejoined 5th Bn, Serap, 11 March 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 46th Bn, Serap, 31 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Found guilty, 21 July 1916, of while on active service, being drunk on line of march: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 13 September 1916, of when on active service, of (1) being absent without leave from 2000 hours roll call; (2) hesitating to obey an order of a superior officer: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 15 September 1916, of being in bed half an hour after Reveille: award, deprived of 3 days' pay. Admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 September 1916 (middle ear infection); transferred to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 September 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 30 September 1916; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 October 1916; to No 3 Large Rest Camp, Boulogne, 24 October 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 26 October 1916. Admitted to Segregation Camp, Etaples, 6 February 1917. Found guilty, 19 January 1917, of breaking out of Segregation Camp: award, forfeits 7 days' pay. Proceeded to unit, 10 March 1917; rejoined 46th Bn, 12 March 1917. Allotted the letter 'A' due to duplication of regimental numbers, 12 March 1917. Admitted to No 13 Field Ambulance, 17 April 1917, and transferred to Divisional Rest Station the same day (septic traumatic abrasions, feet); discharged, 26 April 1917; rejoined unit, 27 April 1917. Found guilty, 2nd Army Rest Camp, 20 July 1917, of when on active service, being drunk in town: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 12 Field Ambulance, 31 August 1917 (ulcer, right foot); transferred to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, 31 August 1917; to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 31 August 1917 (inflammation of connective tissues, right foot); to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 14 October 1917. Admitted to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 19 October 1917 (inflammation of connective tissues, leg); transferred to England, 21 October 1917 (multiple abscess, legs); to War Hospital, Keighley, 22 October 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 11 December 1917; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 December 1917. Classified 'B1A2', 15 December 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 2 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 February 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 22 February 1918. Proceeded to unit, 24 February 1918; rejoined 46th Bn, 27 February 1918. Found guilty, 12 April 1918, of illegally using a horse: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 11 July 1918; admitted to No 4 Field Ambulance, 11 July 1918, and transferred to No 7 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, left thigh); discharged, 13 July 1918; rejoined unit, 17 July 1918. Found guilty, 19 July 1918, of (1) being out of his battalion billeting area without the written consent of his Commanding Officer; (2) being in possession of alcoholic liquor: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave, 9 September 1918; rejoined unit, 30 September 1918. Found guilty, 5 October 1918, of being absent from 0700 hours, 24 September 1918, until 0515 hours, 28 September 1918: awarded 16 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 20 days' pay. Admitted to No 12 Field Ambulance, 20 October 1918, and transferred to No 41 Stationary Hospital, Amiens, the same day (lobar pneumonia). Died, No 41 Stationary Hospital, 22 October 1918 (lobar pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CORBETT William |