Regimental number | 20832 |
Place of birth | Treharris, Wales |
School | Treharris Board School, Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18.7 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Racecourse Road, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, W H Marcombe, Racecourse Road, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board H.M.A.T. A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 552) France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Harvey and Fanny MARCOMBE of Upper Dee River, Mount Morgan, Queensland. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 377 Private Robert John Marcombe, 26th Battalion, B Company; Died of Disease 29 November, 1915, Gallipoli. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |