CORBIN, Lorelle Henderson, MBE
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Name: | Corbin | Lorelle Henderson | |
Rank: | First Officer, Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service | Service Number: | |
Date Joined: | October 1942 | Date Discharged: | 1963 |
Lorelle Corbin joined the Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service (WRNZNS) in October 1942 as a Clerk/Typist, being granted a commission as a 4th Officer in August 1943, assigned to duty in the Auckland area. In 1945 when assigned as a Personal Assistant to the Chief of Naval Staff in Wellington she was promoted to 3rd Officer. In 1946 she was the commander of the WRNZS contingent to the Victory Parade in London, at the end of that year the WRNS was disbanded. However when they were reformed in 1947 she rejoined, being promoted to the rank of 2nd Officer. She was appointed Director of the WRNZS, based in Wellington in 1954, with the promotion to 1st Officer, serving in this role till her retirement in 1963. In 1956 she was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her service to the RNZN and women in the navy.
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