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COMBS, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 608, 689 |
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| 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: | Ballarat District |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corack East & District War Memorial, Donald Shire Office Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 4th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1900-1901 |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Donald, Vic. | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Combs, Corack West via Donald, Victoria
Walter had previously served with the 4th Western Australian Imperial Bushmen in South Africa in the Boer War.
PRIVATE WALTER COMBS,
8th A.L.H. (killed), was born and educated in the Ballarat district. He served through the Boer war with the West Australian contingents, and was the son of Mr. T. Combs, of Corack, and grandson of the late Mr. W. Combs, one of the early pioneers of the Donald district.
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