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CORBETT, William Hugh
(Service number 51345)

Mackenzie County soldiers, 1917 — This group all embarked in 1917 and all come from the Cave - Albury - Cricklewood area of the MacKenzie County. All were 2nd South Canterbury Infantry, except Casey, who was NZ Rifle Brigade. Most embarked in June 1917, except Robert Nelson who didn’t leave until October, meaning the image was probably taken in England.

Pictured are:
BACK ROW: L/Cpl Arthur George Curtis, Pte William Maylen (DOD), Pte Robert Nelson, Pte William Hugh Corbett, Pte Adam Corbett (KIA).
FRONT ROW: Rfm Richard Casey & Pte Thomas Nelson (DOW)

The Nelsons were brothers, as were the Corbetts. (Courtesy of P Bishop )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	24 February 1883	Place of Birth	Ashburton

Enlistment Information

Date	2 February 1917	Age	34
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Mail CArrier (self employed)
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	James Corbett (father), Cricklewood, Timaru, New Zealand
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5ft 6inches, 139 pounds, grey eyes & dark hair

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	27th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	13 June 1917
Transport	HMNZT 87 RMS Tahiti
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Devonport, Devon, England

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

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Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 January 1919	Reason	On account of illness contracted on active service

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	17/11/1951	Age	68
Place of Death	Willowby
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Ashburton Cemetery
Memorial Reference	RSA plot
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of James Corbett and Mary Corbett (deceased on enlistment). Both parents were born in Ireland.

Sources

Web submission by M Mowatt, 4 March 2018

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