Regimental number | 7215 |
Place of birth | South End, Essex, England |
School | Day School, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tailors cutter |
Address | East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E J Coombs, 62 Ewing Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Eliza COOMBS, southend-onSea, Essex, England; husband of Elsie COOMBS, 60 Glenlyon Road, Brunswick East, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |