Regimental number | 5708 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Boundary rider |
Address | Sea Lake, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Brother, William Comb, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details |
Enlisted two months short of his 16th birthday. War service: Western Front. Wounded at Villers-Bretonneux. Won the Military Medal at Mont St Quentin, 1 September 1918, for single-handedly knocking out a German machine gun crew. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 97 |