Regimental number | 19969 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Augusta, South Australia |
School | Public School, Port Augusta, South Australia |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | Farina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 2.25" |
Weight | 111 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S A Corbett, Port Augusta, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 31 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 6), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah CORBETT. Native of South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CORBETT Horace Frederick |