Regimental number | 3247 |
Place of birth | Manning River New South Wales |
School | State School, Bromelton |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Coff's Harbour, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Corbett, Beaudesert, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Mounted Divisional Train |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died CCS Jerusalem of dysentry |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 129), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Alice CORBETT. Native of Taree, Manning River, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | 2 brothers, a cousin awarded MM, 10 other cousins |