Corfe, Duncan Bertram

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M.C., B.E. : Lieutenant, 6th A.L.H. Regt., 2nd Field Coy. Engineers and 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 13th November, 1914, in 6th A.L.H. Regt. and sailing 19th December, was commissioned 16th July, 1915, and transferred to 2nd Field Coy., Engineers, on 31st. Served at Gallipoli until invalided to hospital, being promoted lieutenant 1st December and invalided to Australia 3rd January, 1916. Re-embarking 25th October with 5th Reinforcements Tunnelling Coys., joined 1st Coy. at Ypres, where gassed, but served until demobilisation. Awarded M.C. 17th August, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Toowoomba Grammar School.

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Early education at Toowoomba Grammar School, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
1903

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1903
1914

Enlisted 13 Nov 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-08-17
1928

Shire Engineer at Harwood -- NSW, Australia 1928
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1952

Death in Neutral Bay -- Sydney, Australia 25 August 1952

Gender

Male

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