Regimental number | 5124 |
Place of birth | Annadale |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Newtown, N.S.W. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Brundah David Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W Newcombe, Pintara 27 Greenbank Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No. 4 (Plot XII, Row I, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and A.G. NEWCOMBE, 143 Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |