CORBY, Ernest
| Service Number: | 5665 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laggan, New South Wales, 11 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Tuena, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5665, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5665, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5665, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5665 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-14 |
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"...5665 Private Ernest Corby, 3rd Battalion, of Tuena, NSW. A shearer prior to enlisting in January 1916, Pte Corby embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Sydney on board HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 June 1916. He served in Belgium and France from September 1916. Pte Corby was appointed Lance Corporal in May 1917 and Corporal (Cpl) in October. Cpl Corby was killed in action in France on 14 April 1918, aged 32. He originally had no known grave. In 2003 a farmer uncovered the remains of four Australian soldiers in a field near the village of Merris. After historical research and forensic investigation in France and Australia, two of the four soldiers were believed to be Lieutenant Christopher Henry Duncan Champion and 5665 Corporal Ernest Corby. It was not possible to identify the other two soldiers. On 22 April 2005 the four soldiers were formally buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Outtersteene, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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