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Edmund Murray CORLETT

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Date of birth04 September 1909
Date of death21 November 1942
Mothers nameRubina Gladys (née Bond)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameHenry Murray Corlett
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Cause of deathKilled in action - crashed
Buried whereHaverhill Cemetery, Suffolk, England. Sec U, Grave 245, Row 23
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Last known residenceSteyne Ave, Plimmerton
Educational achievementsProficiency
Awards1939-45 Star, The Aircrew Europe Star, The Defence Medal, The War Medal 1939-45, The NZ War Medal
Place of birthCarterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
OccupationTransport Driver for WT Young, Plimmerton.
Place of deathEngland
Date of arrival overseas29 November 1941
Theatres of warGermany, Italy
Place of embarkationUnited Kingdom
SurnameCORLETT
War memorialTokomaru
Place enlistedGTS Levin
Christian namesEdmund Murray
Place of arrival overseasNo 3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bo
SchoolTechnical School Masterton
WarsWW11
Service number412207
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted13 April 1941
Final rankFlight Sergeant
Regiment or service214, (RAF) Sqdn, RNZAF
Embarkation date25 October 1941
User reference8.86


Awarded the Flying Badge: 16 Aug 1941

Promoted to Sergeant: 27 September 1941, Flight Sergeant on the 1st September 1942

Died aged 33 years

Corlett family lived next to the Tokomaru Hall.

Age on enlistment: 31 years 221 days.

Height: 5’ 8” Chest: 34”

Hair: Fair Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

Previous Military Training: Cadets Territorials 1st Bn HB Regt for 6 years

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