Edwin Wilkie (Ted) CORBOY

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Service Number:	1882
Enlisted:	25 June 1915, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	70th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1896
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Boys' School, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6 August 1950, aged 53 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan-Ia-0199
Memorials:	West Leederville State School Honour Board

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1882, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement 1882, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked 1882, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1882, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right hand
6 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1882, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW left forearm (severe)
1 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion
13 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1882, 70th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

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