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CORBY, Eugene Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1606 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Mary's School, Kyneton, Victoria. Langley School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton War Memorial, Langley Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1606, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1606, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Eugene Joseph Corby is also remembered on the Langley School Honour Roll, Vic.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Susan Corby of Bowes Street, Queenstown, Tasmania. Brother of Maurice Joseph Corby who died of wounds on 28 October 1917 while serving with the 8th Field Engineers Company
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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