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Arthur Purcell COOMBER

Regimental number247
Place of birthArmidale, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, George Edward Mullins, Coomber, Armidale, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 April 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Edward and Annie COOMBER. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death2 March 1940
Age at death44
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales

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