Regimental number | 5557 |
Place of birth | North Weston near Portishead, Bristol, Somersetshire, England |
School | Weston in Gordano, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | NSW |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amy Coombs, Rosewood Cottage, Western in Gordand, Somerset, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | Bonchain |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cabaret-Rough British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row G, Grave No. 10), Souchez, Frane |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Ethelind Amy COOMBS, Weston-in-Gordano, Bristol, England |
Family/military connections | Pte B.B. Bennett no. 5537, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, bed passenger H.M. Ship Wandella. |