Regimental number | 2010 |
Place of birth | Boorowa New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | Eubindol Station, Binalong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Couch, Eubindol Station, Binalong, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 January 1916 - 3rd Rfcts, 55th Bn; taken on strength, 35th Bn, 22 September 1916; wounded but remained at duty, 7 May 1917; mortally wounded, 4 October 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row K), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1891 Lance Corporal Alfred Gordon COUCH, 35th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |