Terry Denham Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 CWGC added the following 'new' WW1 casualty to their Debt of Honour database today – Monday 26th March. Pte Harry CORBETT DCM TR/52501 2 Bn, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Died 01.04.18 Age 33 Buried: Sydney (Waverley) General Cemetery, NSW, Australia NOT FORGOTTEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 May He Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 Peace be with him Stephen Do we know why he went south to Oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 Stephen Something I was wondering myself - here is the detail from CWGC Name: CORBETT, HAROLD Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Unit Text: 2nd Bn Age: 33 Date of Death: 01/04/1918 Service No: TR/52501 Awards: D C M Additional information: Son of Joe and Jane Corbett, of 11a Selwyn Street, Paddington, Sydney, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: C of E Section 14 Cemetery: SYDNEY (WAVERLEY) GENERAL CEMETERY Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffo Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 May he Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 Can anyone find his DCM Citation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 March , 2007 Share Posted 26 March , 2007 Peter I have a crack but to no avail Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 27 March , 2007 Share Posted 27 March , 2007 Just noticed a discrepancy in the date of death from Terry's initial posting and the CWGC record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 27 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2007 Date was amended subsequent to the original addition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 27 March , 2007 Share Posted 27 March , 2007 Date was amended subsequent to the original addition! I knew there would be a logical explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 27 March , 2007 Share Posted 27 March , 2007 Raising a glass to the memory of Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted 28 March , 2007 Share Posted 28 March , 2007 I wonder if one of the Sydney Pals would be able to take a photograph of Harry's grave to share with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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