Regimental number | 5162 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | National School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Frenchpolisher |
Address | 5 Glendon Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Holcombe, 5 Glendon Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets in the Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George adn Sarah HOLCOMBE, 5 Gleadow Street, Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania |