Horace Graham Corcoran

Forenames

Horace Graham AWMM

Surname

Corcoran AWMM

Service number

• 760771 AWMM
• 70771 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 26 King St., Whangarei AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. M. Corcoran, 26 King St., Whangarei (m) AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Pacific Theatre of War AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• 760771 AWMM
• 70771 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 New Zealand Infantry AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
35 Infantry Battalion, Headquarters AWMM

Death

2 Oct 1943 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 3. 32. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2384936
Sources Used

References

• Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.34
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.87