Lieutenant Percy Ellwood Corbett
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Corbett,
Percy Ellwood
Date of birth: 1892-12-20
Place of birth: Tyne Valley Prince Edward Island Canada
Next of kin: Reverend Thomas Corbett, father. Gull Lake, Saskatchawan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Presbyterian
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: McG/926
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(27th Battalion)
Rank detail
Lieutenant, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Somme
Awards
Military Cross (Somme)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
116793
Service file: B1993-S017
Uploader's Notes:
He was educated at Quebec's Huntingdon Academy and at McGill University. After receiving his M.A. in 1915, Corbett was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, but postponed it to serve with great distinction as an officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France . Severely injured at the Battle of the Somme, he was awarded the Military Cross.
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Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion Military Cross Somme ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-09-24
Last modified: 2021-02-09