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Robert Chappel COOMBS

Regimental number523
Place of birthNewtown, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationCarpenter
Address336 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Thomas Coombs, 336 Latrobe Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceRoyal Australian Garrison Artillery
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameSiege Artillery Brigade, 2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death24 August 1977

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