CORRY, Edward Thomas
(Service number 14070)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | private |
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Birth
| Date | 28/10/1889 | Place of Birth | Alford Forest, Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | c/- G Ruddenklau, Waiho Downs | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Benjamin Corry (father) GreenhillRoad,Morven, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 56,57 Maunganui , Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury, Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 September 1918 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Corry Augustine St, Waimate. birth recorded in BMD as 1887
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