COOMBS, Melville George
| Service Number: | 1646 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 5 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 27 September 1980, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1646, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1646, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Renmark High School
Melville George Coombs was a soldier who severed during World War One and is remembered for starting in the force from the 20th of March 1916 until the end of the war, he was awarded three different awards, he fought bravely in the war before passing away in the hospital after a year. Family members close to him would remember him for his specialties. Melville George Coombs was born on 1897, November 5th, he was born in Renmark and became known for his role in the war in the unit 2nd Depot Battalion A.I.F.
Before the war Melville lived in Renmark with his parents George Moorna Coombs and Ann Chalker and worked as a Labourer. On the 20th of March 1916 Melville George Coombs enlisted in the AIF and was assigned in the 2nd Depot Battalion for training. He was taken on strength with the 48th Battalion in September 1916 and fought on the Western Front.
He died 27th of September 1980 at the age of 83 and was buried at the Renmark Cemetery.