Regimental number | 509 |
Place of birth | Kadina South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Mason |
Address | Waring Street, Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Luscombe, Waring Street, Kadina, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20.10 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 8), fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kadina Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Robert (d. 27 October 1902, aged 39; bu. Kadina Cemetery) and Lily (d. 19 July 1925, aged 59.11; bu. Kadina Cemetery) LUSCOMBE |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |