Background
Corfe, a flanker, was born in Christchurch and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia during the inaugural Test series played by Australian representative sides.
Corfe, a flanker, was born in Christchurch and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia during the inaugural Test series played by Australian representative sides.
His debut game was against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 22 July 1899 during the 1899 British Lions tour to Australia. Three weeks earlier he had made a state appearance for Queensland against those same tourists. Corfe served with the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry in the Boer War in South Africa.
He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1917.
He was awarded two additional bars to the Defence Science Organisation for further service, the first in January 1918, "Foreign conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of his battalion," and the second in March 1918:
He returned to service following his injury and he was attached to the South Wales Borderers. He remained in the reserves until 1933 when he reached the retirement age of 55.