Edward John HOLCOMBE

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Service Number:	5162
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	103rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 25 July 1895
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	French Polisher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 May 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I. Row B. Grave 10.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5162, Claremont, Tasmania
9 Sep 1915:	Involvement Driver, 5162, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1915:	Embarked Driver, 5162, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
20 May 1918:	Involvement Driver, 5162, 103rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5162 awm_unit: 103rd Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-05-20

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