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Name

CORBIN, Cecil

Date of Birth

28 August 1871

Place of Birth

Riverton SA

Date of Death

24 August 1944

Place of Death

Parkside Hospital

Place of Burial

North Road Cemetery

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

 

Lived in Prospect (dates)

From mid 1920s

Addresses in Prospect

Practice at Main North Road, Medindie c1923

23 Elizabeth Street, Prospect

46 Nottage Terrace, Medindie Gardens

Names of houses (if any)

 

Parents

Dr. Thomas Wilson CORBIN and Laura Mary HARDY

Spouse(s)

Ethel Margaret GLEN

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

23 October 1901

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

Christ Church, Mt. Gambier

Children

Millicent Margaret, Wilson Glen, John, Peter Alexander Glen, Mary Elizabeth Glen

Occupation(s)

Medical Practitioner, Registered in Adelaide 1895

Interests

 

Religion/Churches

 

Notes (points of interest etc.)

A street in Prospect was named after him in 1922 after a subdivision. He provided medical services to the troops in France in World War 1 but had to return home due to illness.

Sources of information

Buried Treasures, BMDs. See also an article ‘Back from the front: first Australian to return; hospital work in France; Dr. Cecil Corbin’s experiences.’ The Mail, 10 April 1915.

Principal Researcher

Lesley Attema (Prospect Local History Group)

 

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