1. Frederick Corbett VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
10 Facts About Frederick Corbett
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Frederick Corbett served in first the King's Royal Rifle Corps and second, the Royal Artillery.
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Frederick Corbett served in the British Army between 1873 and 1891.
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Frederick Corbett was 28 years old and a private in the 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps in Egypt when discontented Egyptian officers under Ahmed 'Urabi rebelled against the administration of Khedive Tewfik, which was influenced by the British and French governments.
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Frederick Corbett served at the decisive Battle of Tel el-Kebir on 13 September 1882.
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Frederick Corbett re-enlisted, this time into the Royal Artillery, in 1884.
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On 30 July 1884, after being convicted of being absent without leave and for embezzlement and theft from an officer in a court-martial, Frederick Corbett's name was erased from the VC Register by royal warrant and his VC pension was terminated.
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Frederick Corbett was among eight recipients of the VC whose awards were withdrawn for later criminal offences between 1856 and 1908.
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Frederick Corbett died in Maldon Union Workhouse on 25 September 1912.
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Frederick Corbett was buried in an unmarked grave in Maldon cemetery.