(Edgar Charles Corbett)
Lieutenant, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), 29th Battalion
Died on 21 August 1917 aged 26
CWGC: "Son of Charles and Martha Elizabeth Corbett, of "Woodcote," Frampton Mansell, Stroud, Glos., England. Wounded at Vimy, 10th April, 1917, while holding an advanced post. Returned to France Aug. 7th."
Remembered at Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Information from the 1911 census
In 1911 Edgar Corbett, aged 20, was living with his parents and brother at 10 Grange Road*, Clapham and assisting his father in his stationery business. Charles Corbett, 52, was originally from Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire. His wife, Martha, also 52, who was "assisting in the business", was from Hucclecote, Gloucestershire. Edgar's brother Frank, 24, was described as a stationer's assistant in the wholesale stationery business, while Edgar was merely "assisting in the business."
*Grange Road (now renamed Hannington Road) is situated between The Chase (now renamed Cedars Road) and Lambourn Road.
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 (form dated 2 December 1916)
Born 5 September 1890
Occupation "water bailiff"
Next of kin address (father) 94 Buckingham Palace Road
Religion Church of England
Signed this form on 2 December 1916 - gave details of previous service:
Private, MGC (Machine Gun Corps), 2nd CMR (?), November 1914 - 4 August 1916
2nd Lt in Royal Fusiliers, 5th Bty (?) to 16 October 1916