We remember Frank Corben

We remember Frank Corben

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Timeline

Timeline

1874
birth Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8642950 2nd November 1874
1890
enlistment United Kingdom Source:8642950 1st January 1890
1890
service Royal Navy Boy Seaman HMS Boscawen Source:8642950 1st January 1890 - 1st November 1892
1892
service Royal Navy 152277 Source:8642950 2nd November 1892 - 8th July 1909
1909
hospitalisation Dental caries [tooth decay] Hospital/Institution Source:8642950 8th July 1909
1914
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 152277 HMS Victory II Source:8642951 16th September 1914 - 28th August 1918
employment Quarry Boy Dorset United Kingdom Source:8642950
1918
death Not War Related Pulmonary tuberculosis Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8642951 Source:8642950 28th August 1918
burial Swanage (northbrook) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Dorset United Kingdom E. "C." 89. Source:8642951
sibling Mrs R Norris Source:8642951

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank
Initials F
Last Name Corben
Source 8642949
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 152277
Royal Navy HMS Boscawen Boy Seaman
Royal Navy 152277 HMS Victory II Stoker 1st Class
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Maria mother
James Hayward Corben father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mrs R Norris sister
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Ruddy Hazel Dark brown
DateHeightSource
1892 5'3"

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services Fife3190

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F Corben CWGC headstone Andrew2491

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