COOMBS, John Joseph
| Other Name: | COOMS, John Joseph - Burial at Winton Cemetery |
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| Service Number: | 2379 |
| Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Winton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) |
| Born: | Winton, Queensland, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Winton General Cemetery, Qld Old Cemetery 1452 |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Winton, Qld. | |
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| 5 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2379, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2379, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Thomas and Charlotte Alice COOMBS, Winton via Longreach, Queensland
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
After the war John retuend to Australia and was discharged on 27 July 1919. In 1926 he was working on Oondooroo Station Winton for the Ramsay Brothers, in charge of the horses. He enjoyed a particularly long association with Charles Campbell-Brown, manager of Oondoroo for 18 years. When Ramsay Brothers reliquished Oondooroo after WW2, John operated a blacksmithing business in Winton before becoming the Council blacksmith. He suffered ill heath in later years and died in 1971.
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