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Military service
Service number:
77474
Age:
25
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
February 22, 1890
Rosskeen, Scotland
Enlistment:
November 10, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia
Death:
May 20, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John Corbett, Grantown-on-Speg, Scotland.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Corbett
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CONNON TO CORBETT. Microform Sequence 22; Volume Number 31829_B016731. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 166. Page 789 of 818. Sergeant Corbett was buried in rear of the front line trenches, Festubert -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Photo submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Photo submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 30th (British Columbia) Bn CEF. Sergeant Corbett was originally a member of the 30th Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement following the Battle of 2nd Ypres. Photo submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Battle of Festubert
The Memorial at Festubert France was unveilded and dedicated on 23 Oct 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 20 May 1915 during the Battle of Festubert. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project. -
Memorial
The Memorial at Festubert France was unveilded and dedicated on 23 Oct 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 20 May 1915 during the Battle of Festubert. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project. -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (front side only available). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Corbett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 10 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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