INDEPENDENT HILL
CORBETT, Charles
Rank Private Service number 266118 Date of death 01 Jul 1916 Age at death 19 Military Unit 1/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Family History He was the son of Elizabeth Goy (formerly Corbett) of 22 Independent Hill, Nottingham. Chariles had previously lived at 14 Virginia Street, Nottingham. Military History He was reported missing after the first day of the Battle of the Somme but his death was not confirmed until the following year. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Extra Information Nottingham Post notice (abridged), 18 June 1917: 'Corbett. Missing since July 1st, now reported killed, Private Charles Corbett, Sherwood Foresters, age 19, late of 14 Virginia Street. Mother, father, brother, sister and Will in France.' Remembered on
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