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William Bennett Corin

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W B Corin enlisted in Australia. This image was probably taken there.

William Bennett Corin

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Bennett AWMM
  • Surname
    Corin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 2524 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Thames, Coromandel District Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 9 May 1916 AWMM Culcairn, New South Wales AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Fanny Jewell Corin, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 May 1916 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • Battle of Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 2524 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    14 Jun 1917 {Age 45} AWMMDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 June 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 45 AWMM
    Messines, Belgium Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 19), Surrey, England AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Proud to have you as a relative. Thank you for what you did
    Public - Catherine - Direct descendant - 25 April 2023
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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25 April 2023CatherineDunedin, New ZealandDirect descendant
23 November 2016Roy Clifford AucklandOther relative

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