Frederick Corbett
Private, 3rd Battalion. The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Register No.
- 255 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private (register: Lieutenant) all Privates →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion. The King's Royal Rifle Corps all King's Royal Rifle Corps VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 August 1882 on this day → all of 1882 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Occupation of Egypt
- London Gazette
- 16th February 1883 on this day → all of 1883 →
- Born
- in 1856 at Camberwell, London
- Died
- a time after 1904 believed to be in London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 5th August 1882 at Kafr Dowar, Egypt, during a reconnaissance, a lieutenant was mortally wounded--he fell in the open and there was no time to move him. Private Corbett therefore asked, and obtained permission to remain by him, and although under constant fire, he at once tried to stop the bleeding of the officer's wounds. When orders to retreat were received, Private Corbett helped to carry the officer off the field
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CORBETT, Frederick (reg No. 255) (also alias David Embleton).
Private 3rd Battalion. The King's Royal Rifle Corps.
London Gazetted on 16th February 1883.
Born on in 1856 at Camberwell, London.
Died on a time after 1904 believed to be in London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 5th August 1882 at Kafr Dowar, Egypt, during a reconnaissance, a lieutenant was mortally wounded--he fell in the open and there was no time to move him. Private Corbett therefore asked, and obtained permission to remain by him, and although under constant fire, he at once tried to stop the bleeding of the officer's wounds. When orders to retreat were received, Private Corbett helped to carry the officer off the field.
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