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William Robert COMB

Regimental number800
Place of birthCorack East, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address'Merbein' Mildura, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Comb, 'Merbein' Mildura, Victoria
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Date of death31 July 1916
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Ellen COMB, Merbein, Victoria. Native of Corack East, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother in law: Cpl R.Laity DC, killed Polygon Wood.

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