Regimental number | 2857 |
Place of birth | Gippsland, Victoria |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Bunbury State School, Western Australia |
Occupation | Cashier |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Louisa McCombe, Wittenoon Street, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in 'Old Cadet system'; member, Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Louise McCOMBE, Albert Road, Bunbury, Western Australia. Native of Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCOMBE Maynes Samuel |