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COOMBS, Colin Hurtle Geoffrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX10134 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Field Workshop |
| Born: | Lyrup, South Australia, 31 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Renmark Public School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes (lung cancer), Adelaide, South Australia, 23 January 1993, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX10134, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10134 | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Private, SX10134, 2nd/4th Field Workshop, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Changi, Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, SX10134, 2nd/4th Field Workshop, Prisoners of War | |
| 21 Nov 1945: | Discharged Private, SX10134, 2nd/4th Field Workshop |
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