Regimental number | 1019 |
Place of birth | Campbell Town, Tasmania |
School | State School, Campbell Town, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storekeeper's assistant |
Address | c/o William Thos Coombe, Latrobe, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Thomas Coombe, Storekeeper Latrobe, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 26.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery (16. 33431 O), London |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella COOMBE, Ulverstone, Tasmania. Nataive of Campbell Town, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1016 Sergeant Bernard Raymond COOMBE, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 23 October 1918; Cousin: 73/1415 Pte John Leslie RICHARDSON, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |