Regimental number | 1669 |
Place of birth | Yarras New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yarras PO, Hastings River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, C Coombes, Yarras PO, Hastings River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 4565 Pte Arthur COOMBES, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917; 41 Pte Alfred COOMBES, 34th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; 4564 Lance Corporal Stanley COOMBES, 45th Bn, died of wounds, 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Lismore Crematorium / Goonellabah Lawn |