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Gunner Walter Durham Coombes

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Gunner Walter Durham Coombes

Birth
Edmonton, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
30 May 1918 (aged 30)
France
Burial
Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 7
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Service number--- 21057
Born--- Edmonton via Cairns, Queensland, 15 May 1888.
School--- State School, Edmonton, Queensland
Religion--- Church of England
Occupation--- Labourer
Address---- Edmonton, via Cairns, Queensland
Marital status---- Single
Age at enlistment---28 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, H H Coombes, Edmonton, via Cairns, Queensland
Enlisted--- 18 November 1915, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank --- Gunner
Unit ---9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Fate--- Killed in Action, 30 May 1918
Place of death--- Heily, France
Place of burial--- Ribemont Communal Cemetery , France
Parents: ---Herbert and Charlotte Coombes.
Wife--- Evelyn Coombes, Edmonton, Queensland
Brother: ---2776 Private Samuel Rodd Coombes, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 Nov 1917.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Service number--- 21057
Born--- Edmonton via Cairns, Queensland, 15 May 1888.
School--- State School, Edmonton, Queensland
Religion--- Church of England
Occupation--- Labourer
Address---- Edmonton, via Cairns, Queensland
Marital status---- Single
Age at enlistment---28 years and 8 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, H H Coombes, Edmonton, via Cairns, Queensland
Enlisted--- 18 November 1915, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank --- Gunner
Unit ---9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery, Australian Infantry, AIF.
Fate--- Killed in Action, 30 May 1918
Place of death--- Heily, France
Place of burial--- Ribemont Communal Cemetery , France
Parents: ---Herbert and Charlotte Coombes.
Wife--- Evelyn Coombes, Edmonton, Queensland
Brother: ---2776 Private Samuel Rodd Coombes, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 Nov 1917.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Gunner, Australian Field Artillery. Age: 29.

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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56179362/walter_durham-coombes: accessed ), memorial page for Gunner Walter Durham Coombes (15 May 1888–30 May 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56179362, citing Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).