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Victor Arthur Roy HURCOMB

Regimental number2181
Place of birthNorwood South Australia
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationLabourer
AddressKangarilla, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Edith Davis, Kangarilla, South Australia
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 January 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row C, Grave No. 23), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1930 Pte Cyril Nicholas HURCOMBE, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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