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COOM, William Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1170 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Austell, Cornwall, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grave I. D. 15. Personal Inscription HIS NAME IS ON GOD'S HONOUR ROLL HE PLAYED HIS PART AT REST. MOTHER , Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1170, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1170, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1887 Coom William Alfred St. Austell 5c 102
He was 29 and the son of Alfred and Emily Coom of Windsor Cottage, Berry Rd., Newquay, Cornwall, England.
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