CORRY, William Benjamin Clement
(Service number 36420)
Coloured parchment poster surrounded by individual photographs of servicemen. Poster has central circular insert with handwritten inscription :-
'LEST WE FORGET, Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919'
Includes photographs of: Bro J. Gynes, Bro C.W. Carbis, Bro S.R. Dickson, P.C.R. Bro H. Head, Bro H.N. Jones, Bro L.A. Mansfield, Bro R.C. Buller, P.C.R. Bro L.S. Marshall, Bro J.B. Robson, Bro W.H. Caple, Bro W.B. Corry, P.C.R. Bro J. McLeay; also includes places (but no photographs) for: P.C.R. Bro J.H. Woods, P.C.R. Bro A.E. McMurtrie, P.C.R. Bro W. McGillivray, Bro J. McGillivray (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)
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Birth
| Date | 11/03/1895 | Place of Birth | Alford Forest near Methven |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mr Lawlor, Morven | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Ben CORRY (father), Morven, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 June 1967 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Benjamin Clement Corry was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Corry. He was educated at the Waihao Native School near Waimate. His older brother Edward Thomas Corry was killed in action in France in 1918.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2017]; School Admission record (Waimate Branch NZSG) [21 December 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District council) [21 December 2017]
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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