Basic Details
Surname
Corby
Forenames
A W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Arthur William
Served or died
Died
Service number
27137
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 80 Russell Street.

(CWGC records that Private A W Corby of 13th Battalion West Riding Regiment, regimental number 27187, died on 26/12/1918, and is buried in grave IV.D.13 at Dunkirk Town Cemetery in France. The Medal Rolls record his name as Arthur William Corby, and that he had formerly served in the 1/5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers under regimental number 267747. The Army Registers record that his widow Clara was his legatee. On the 1911 census, Arthur William Corby, aged 32, born Peterborough, was living with his wife Clara at Shirebrook, Derbyshire. On the 1901 census he had been living with his parents, Charles & Mary Ann Corby, in Russell Street, Peterborough; his widowed mother was living at 86 Russell Street on the 1911 census).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
West Ridings
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Dunkirk
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
December
Day of death
26
Manner of death as stated
Died from bronchial pneumonia at the Canadian Hospital at Dunkirk
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Address
80, RUSSELL STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial