Regimental number | 1603 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | West Maitland Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Jersey Road, Artarmon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Coombes, Jersey Road, Artarmon, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Valuable services s gunner, showing conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.(Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Sailly-Laurette, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 85 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah COOMBES. native of Newcastle, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Sister: Sister Annie Isabelle Coombes RRC. |