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Cenotaph record

William Norman Corbett

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Portrait of William Norman Corbett, 10181 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Yvonne Walker 9999-5002. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of William Norman Corbett, 10181 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Yvonne Walker 9999-5002. CC- …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Norman AWMM
  • Surname
    Corbett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 10181 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 March 1925 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 32 King Street, Rotorua AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Plumber/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Eithel Ida Corbett, 32 King Street, Rotorua AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Able Seaman/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Hauraki RSA. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 March 2016 AWMM
    Age 90 AWMM
    Thames, Coromandel District AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald, 19th March 2016. AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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