Tressilian Herbert COOMBS

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COOMBS, Tressilian Herbert

Service Number:	468
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, 27 June 1893
Home Town:	Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Cherry Gardens & Coromandel Public Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Illness (Enteric fever), Greece, 16 August 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot II Row E, Grave 87
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackwood War Memorial, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 468, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 468, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide

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Biography contributed

Tressilian Herbert COOMBES was born in Glenelg, South Australia in 1893

His parents were Thomas COOMBES & Emily Adelaide HUMBY

Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE T. H. COOMBS.

Private T. H. Coombs was a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Coombs, of Blackwood. Private Coombs, who was the first to enlist from the Blackwood district, died on Gallipoli." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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