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COOMBS, Lancelot Matthew
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3828 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1917 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Blanchetown, South Australia, 26 November 1886 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Blanchetown Primary School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Pipe Fitter |
Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 14 April 1928, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 3N, Site No: 8 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3828, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
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30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3828, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3828, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
27 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3828, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Disembarked at Davenport, England and marched into Pioneer Training Battalion, Sutton, Veny. | |
2 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Marched into Headquarters A.I.F Depot, Tidsworth. | |
28 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, March into Pioneer Training Battalion, Sutton, Veny. | |
3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, HQ - AIF Reception Group (UK), Taken on strength at H.Q | |
9 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Return to Unit for preparation for overseas deployment to France. | |
22 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3828, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Embarked from England -H.M.T Folkestone - Disembarked Havare 23rd August 1918. Joined unit 27th August 1918. | |
12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3828, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at HQ 4 MD in Adelaide South Australia on 12th July 1919 as medically unfit due to injuries received during his service. |
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