Pte
Albert Corbett
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 28/03/1897 |
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Place of birth: Okato, Taranaki, New Zealand |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 15694 |
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Enlistment date: 04/04/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Units: — Wellington Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/06/1917 |
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Place of death: West of La Bass-Ville, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Messines Ridge (N.Z.) Memorial Panel: 26 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
On 22 June 1917 the 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment took part in a nightly operation. Three platoons from Taranaki Company were to clear the ground between their posts (frontline) and the Armentieres-Warneton railway line (West of La Bass-Ville). The casualties were two men killed, one missing. Albert must have been one of them.
Sources 2
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Cunningham W.H., Treadwell C.A.L., Hanna J.S. The Wellington Regiment NZEF 1914-1919, (Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press, [2003]. Sources used |
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New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives New Zealand, Wellington (ANZ), R121897415). https://www.archives.govt.nz/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=9ff3d52b-daf7-4ec2-a540-e0d6fdd1687b |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7172874 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=53289 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1737759 |