Regimental number | 377 |
Place of birth | Treharris, Wales |
School | Perry-Graig Board School, Great Britain |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Race Course Road, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William Marcombe, Race Course Road, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 20.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Block D, Row X, Grave No. 4), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 108 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Harveyand Fanny MARCOMBE, of Upper Dee River, Mount Morgan, Queensland. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 20832 Gunner William H. Marcombe, 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery; Killed in action 23 June 1918, France. |
Other details | Died of Pneumonia, contracted at Gallipoli. Sent to hospital in Malta. |