Thomas Corbett (Indian Army officer)

Thomas William Corbett
Born	2 June 1888
Died	30 December 1981
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1907 - 1943
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) Sialkot Brigade 31st Indian Armoured Division IV Corps 7th Indian Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	CB (1 January 1941) MC (3 June 1918) MC (7 November 1918)

Lieutenant-General Thomas William Corbett CB MC and bar (2 June 1888 – 30 December 1981) was a British Indian Army officer who commanded IV Corps during World War II.

Corbett attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned onto the Unattached List for the Indian Army 19 January 1907. Posted to India he was attached to 1st battalion The Queens regiment 15 March 1907 for a year. He was admitted to Indian Army 15 March 1908 and joined 9th Hodson's Horse.

At the start of World War I, he landed in France on 7 November 1914. He was wounded on 21 December 1914. He became Staff Captain of the 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade on 4 April 1916, Brigade Major for 1st Cavalry Brigade on 8 June 1917, and Brigade Major for the Ambala Brigade on 23 February 1918. He served in France until 31 March 1918 when transferred to serve in Palestine. Awarded the Military Cross in the London Gazette 3 June 1918. He was wounded on 23 May 1918 leading a trench raid there for which he was later awarded a bar to his MC. He was also mentioned in despatches twice. He went on to be Brigade Major for the 160th Infantry Brigade, Egyptian Expeditionary Force on 2 August 1918.

After the war Corbett became Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General for 4th Cavalry Division of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force on 7 August 1919 to 31 August 1920

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