Victor Clarence SECOMBE

SECOMBE, Victor Clarence

Service Number: VX12701
Enlisted: 1 January 1918
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 5th Divisional Engineers
Born: Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1897
Home Town: Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory
Schooling: Swift's Creek SS, St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Vic. Duntroon Military College, Federal Capital Territory
Occupation: Professional Soldier
Died: Cancer, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 February 1962, aged 65 years
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

1 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
28 Feb 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918: Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
1 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Field Company Engineers, France
1 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Engineers, France

World War 2 Service

4 Apr 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX12701, GOC, 7th Divisional Engineers.
3 Apr 1954: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), VX12701, Major General, Engineer in Chief, Army Headquarters

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