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Horace Graham Corcoran

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Allan Corcoran, portrait, wearing cap, from the Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II (2002) - This image may be subject to copyright

Allan Corcoran, portrait, wearing cap, from the Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II (20 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Horace Graham AWMM
  • Surname
    Corcoran AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 760771 AWMM
    • 70771 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • 760771 AWMM
    • 70771 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Originally reported as a missing.

    Born in Auckland, he was the only son of John Corcoran and of Mary Anna Maud Corcoran (nee Graham), of King St, Whangarei. He spent his early years in Okaihau, moving to Whangarei about ten years before his death and followed various occupations until he was apprenticed to the cabinet making industry at the Farmers Trading Company.

    He was a member of the Whangarei Branch of the Workers' Educational Association and for one year acted as secretary. He was also an active member of the Methodist Church in Whangarei.

    His army years took him to Fiji, New Caledonia, and to another Pacific Island where he was killed.

    Listed on CWGC as 70771 AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 October 1943 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 3. 32. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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Sources

Sources

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  • 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. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
      p.34 AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
      p.87 AWMM

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