CORBYN Philip Joseph A/Cpl 49527

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CORBYN Philip Joseph A/Cpl 49527

2000-2024

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Surname: CORBYN;

Forename(s): Philip Joseph;

Initials: PJ;

Number: 49527;

Rank: A/Cpl;

Born in: Southampton;

Enlistment Date: 18-Aug-1914;

Resided in: Havant;

Previous Number: 1939;

Previous Battalion: 1/4 of;

Previous Regiment: R Sussex Regt;

Date of transfer to MGC: 11-Jul-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 160 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 160 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 53 Bn;

Date abroad: 17-Jul-1915;

Theatre of War: 2b;

Discharge Date: 24-Jul-1919;

Other Data: b 5/11/1889 d.1971
WO363(FMP) 4 Knox Rd, Havant, Hants
wd Gallipoli 10/8/1915
Sudan Medal "Darfur 1916"
War Diary 160 Coy,22/3/1918: "enemy estimated at 300 strong attacked Sussex post at MUSALLAREH and were beaten off. No 2 Section expended 5,500 rounds. L/Cpl Corbyn at Musallareh handled his gun with skill and gallantry."

1939 Register: 33 Wood View, Arundel

Medal group offered Woolley & Wallis Nov '18:
Five medal to Corporal Philip Joseph Corbyn, Royal Sussex Regiment, Machine Gun Corps and Home Guard: 1914-15 Star (1939 PTE. P.J. CORBYN. R. SUSS. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1939 A. CPL. P.J. CORBYN. R. SUSS. R.); Khedive's Sudan Medal 1910-22, no clasp present but entitlement to Darfur 1916 confirmed on roll (1939 PTE P.J. CORBYN. 1-4 R. SUSS R.); Defence Medal; mounted for wearing, good very fine, Khedive's Sudan nearly extremely fine and attractively toned; together with a 1935 Jubilee commemorative medal, edge inscribed ARUNDEL BRITISH LEGION. P.J. CORBYN.', in box; and a collection of this man's insignia, photographs and documents.
Wasting little time upon the outbreak of war, this man joined 1/4 Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment at Horsham on the18th August 1914, having previously served with the regiment in peacetime. He landed with his battalion at Suvla Bay 8th/9th August 1915. A bayonet wound to the hand was soon followed by a gunshot wound to the neck, resulting in evacuation to England via Mudros on the HMHS Aquitania. He rejoined his unit in Egypt in February 1916. In May of that year he joined the scratch force that invaded Darfur in response to hostile preparations by the Sultan Ali Dinar, where he fought as one of three men from his regiment (Ref. BBM). He transferred to 130th Company Machine Gun Corps at the Suez Canal Defences in July 1916. He gave further service with the 6th Sussex (Arundel) Battalion of the Home Guard between June 1940 and December 1944.;

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