Born Wanganui. Joined Territorials 1927, Wellington West Coast Regt, being commissioned 2nd LT on 1 Sep 1936. Enlisted for WWII on 15 September 1939, serving in 19th Battalion of Armed Regt & 32nd Bttn, gaining rank of Major. Took part in Greece and Crete Campaigns and was wounded at Alam Nayil in 1942. Death date from family member.
Koorey, Francis Patrick, 1911-1989
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Questionnaires, correspondence and notes - K-L
Date: 2000
From: New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage : Oral history project questionnaires relating to World War II, the occupation of Japan, and the Korean War
Reference: MS-Papers-7947-08
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
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Officers of the Long Range Desert Group, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by M D ...
Date: 16 Aug 1943
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
By: Elias, M D, active 1943
Reference: DA-04416-F
Description: Officers of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) in Egypt. Back row from L, Captain R Tinker, MC, MM (Christchurch), Lieutenant R F White (Christchurch), Captain F P Koorey (Wanganui). Front row from L, 2nd Lieutenant R J Landon-Lane (Marlborough), Lieutenant J M Sutherland (Waimata South), Captain C K Saxton (Dunedin), Captain R P Dawson, MC, (Sussex), who has been with the New Zealanders for a considerable time; Major A I Guild (Canterbury), Captain K S McLaughlan, MM, (Invercargill). Photograph taken on 16 August 1943 by M D Elias. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
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Group of NZ and English officers on ski course at the Ninth Army Ski School, Lebanon - ...
Date: 29 Apr 1942
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
By: Elias, M D, active 1943
Reference: DA-02453-F
Description: Group of New Zealand and English officers wearing ski gear on a ski course at the Ninth Army Ski School in Lebanon, World War II. Photograph taken on 29 April 1942 by M D Elias. Includes instructor Captain F P Koorey (middle row, seated on farthest right). Those with numbers on their jackets are probably students, while the others are likely to be instructors. Source of descriptive information - Captain Koorey identified by family member (Staff see RTR1031537) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative