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.) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Religion/Churches |
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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) |