Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Fort St High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Company manager |
Address | North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Rita Kemp Buncombe, Livingstone Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXV, Row A, Grave No. 4), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Alice BUNCOMBE. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |