We remember William Henry Corbett

We remember William Henry Corbett

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1883
birth Chirk United Kingdom Source:8759809 9th July 1883
1917
dates Age 34 Source:8760082 28th April 1917
service British Army Private 17292 Shropshire Light Infantry Source:960412
1917
death Died of wounds William , aged , 34 , is buried at Duisans British Cemetery , Etrun , France . Grave reference, III. H. 1. and remembered on the Meifod and Oswestry War Memorials. Tilloy France Source:8760082 28th April 1917
burial Duisans British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Etrun France 111.H10 Source:8760082

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Corbett
Source 8759809
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 17292 Shropshire Light Infantry Private

Media

Media

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  • William Henry Corbett
    In uniform

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  • Census 1891
    Census Return

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  • Census 1901
    Census Return

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  • Census 1911
    Census Return

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  • Medal Rolls Index Card
    Medal Rolls

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  • Register of Soldier's Effects
    Details of back pay and war gratuities paid to surviving relatives.

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  • Battalion War Diary
    Detailing day's events.

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  • Duisans British Cemetery
    Where William is buried.

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  • The Park Gates, Oswestry
    Oswestry War Memorial

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  • Meifod War Memorial on outside of St Mary's Church
    Meifod War Memorial

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  • The Old Smithy, Meifod
    The house in Meifod where William lived.

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  • Chirk, Shropshire
    Village where Henry Corbett was born.

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  • Medals Awarded

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  • 2nd Lieutenant C W Williams Wynn
    Photograph

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  • William's headstone, Duisans Cemetery, Etrun
    Inscription reads "In the midst of life we are in death"

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  • Family at war grave
    His two grandsons and their wives visiting his grave August 2014

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jeff2412
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeff2412
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeff2412
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeff2412
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Jeff2412
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Jeff2412

External Evidence

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Record Details for W H Corbett (King's Shropshire Light Infantry) Jeff2412
Biography of William Henry Corbett by David Corbett Jeff2412
Battalion War Diary Jeff2412
Men on the Gates web site MotG,95092
Men on the Gates web site Men131520

Multimedia

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William Henry Corbett Jeff2412
Census 1891 Jeff2412
Census 1901 Jeff2412
Census 1911 Jeff2412
Medal Rolls Index Card Jeff2412
Register of Soldier's Effects Jeff2412
Battalion War Diary Jeff2412
Duisans British Cemetery Jeff2412
The Park Gates, Oswestry Jeff2412
Meifod War Memorial on outside of St Mary's Church Jeff2412
The Old Smithy, Meifod Jeff2412
Chirk, Shropshire Jeff2412
Medals Awarded Jeff2412
2nd Lieutenant C W Williams Wynn Jeff2412
William's headstone, Duisans Cemetery, Etrun Jeff2412
Family at war grave David110797

Stories

We remember William Henry Corbett

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