Walter COMBS

COMBS, Walter

Service Numbers: 608, 689
Enlisted: 1 October 1914, Donald, Vic.
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 1873
Home Town: Donald, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 6, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donald Shire Office Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1900: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 4th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1900-1901

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Donald, Vic.
12 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 689, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 689, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
2 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 689, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, TOS
7 Aug 1915: Involvement Trooper, 689, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 689 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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