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Tom Joseph Coleby PRIMER

Regimental number1381
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShipping manager
AddressRedfern, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs M C Primer, c/o W Mortill, 33 Godfrey Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 August 1951
Age at death63
Place of burialKarori Cemetery (11b37/11), Wellington, New Zealand

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