Norman COOMBS

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Service Number:	2399
Enlisted:	10 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Willamulka, South Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Owen, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Owen Public School
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Hamley Bridge War Memorial, Owen District Roll of Honor WW1, Owen District of Dalkey Roll of Honor, Owen War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

10 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2399, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2399, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2399, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2399, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First)

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