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Ivy Ellen Corboy

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Biography for Ivy Ellen Coryboy. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609-0110). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Ivy Ellen Coryboy. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personn …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ivy Ellen AWMM
  • Surname
    Corboy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    W1594 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 8 March 1922 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609) Te Puke, Bay of Plenty RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
    • 1922 WAAF Strengths (R21072930)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. E Corboy of 813 Colombo Street, Christchurch AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Attended Luggate School, Central Otago (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 July 1945 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Wigram, Christchurch AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM 105. 26. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Ivy was my aunt. I never met her but Nana (Elizabeth nee Anderson), her mother, my grandmother told us Ivy died as a result of an accident in camp.
    Public - Barry John - Other relative - 4 May 2019
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Mackenzie, B. (1982). The WAAF book : a scrapbook of wartime memories. Christchurch, N.Z.: Whitcoulls Publishers. AWMM
    • Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • Strengths, WAAF [Women's Auxiliary Air Force], Returns - December 1942 - February 1950. Archives New Zealand (R21072930) AWMM

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