Arthur Broughton Corlet

Sergeant

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Edmund George Murray Corlet and Mary Corlet. Also served at Gallipoli. Born at Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Biographical Notes:

Middle name variously spelled as "Broughton" [CWGC; Births, Deaths, and Marriages Online], "Broughten" [Cenotaph Record, Auckland Museum; Nominal Roll], "Braughten" [Archives New Zealand; Service Record (name altered from "Broughten" in places)]. Service record gives place of birth as Johnsonville and CWGC states place of birth as Carterton.

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Arthur Braughton Corlet has a beautiful headstone in the Clareville cemetery near Carterton New Zealand. His grave is in a prominent place at the head of the War Memorial site. One of his sisters is ... Read More

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Arthur was born on the 27th October 1892 in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The youngest child of Edmund George Murray Corlet of the Isle of Man and Mary Roberts of Wellington New Zealand. He had 7 br... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number:

10/2562

Name:

Arthur Broughton Corlet

Name variation:

Cenotaph Record Auckland Museum | Nominal Roll

Rank:

Sergeant

Date of Birth:

27 October 1892

Place of Birth:

Wellington,

Next of Kin:

Mrs M Corlet (mother), Belverdere, Carterton

Date of Enlistment:

20 April 1915

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmer

Employer:

M Corlet, Belvedere, Carterton

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 17 (Ruahine) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

11 August 1916

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres

Cemetery Reference:

I. E. 37.

Cemetery Location:

France