Regimental number | 800 |
Place of birth | Corack East, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Merbein' Mildura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Comb, 'Merbein' Mildura, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Ellen COMB, Merbein, Victoria. Native of Corack East, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: Cpl R.Laity DC, killed Polygon Wood. |