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Alfred COOMER

Regimental number1080
Place of birthWoodford, Queensland
SchoolState School, Cabooltine, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoff's Harbor, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Coomer, Caboolture, Queensland
Enlistment date23 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death24
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Other detailsSon of Edmund and Eliza Emma Coomer, Caboolture, Queensland
Place of burialNo known grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

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