Regimental number | 1170 |
Place of birth | St Austell, Cornwall, England |
School | Board School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Berry Road, New Quay, Cornwall, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Coom, Berry Road, New Quay, Cornwall, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Emily COOM, Windsor Cottage, Berry Road, Newquay, Cornwall, England |