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William Lorne Corbett

In memory of:

Private William Lorne Corbett

September 2, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

643226

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

38th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 29, 1896

Son of Mrs. Margaret Corbett, of Cookstown, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 389 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 16.

Location:

Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Photo found in Scrap book located at Simcoe County Archives in Ontario.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Photo found in Scrap book located at Simcoe County Archives in Ontario.
  • 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 807 of 818.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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 807 of 818.
  • Memorial Park– Cookstown Memorial Park

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    Memorial Park – Cookstown Memorial Park
  • Memorial– Cookstown Cenotaph

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    Memorial – Cookstown Cenotaph
  • Memorial– Cookstown Cenotaph

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    Memorial – Cookstown Cenotaph

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