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COOMBES, Robert Allen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 984, N105727 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | London, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Savings Bank of Victoria |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 7 May 1949 |
| Cemetery: |
Coffs Harbour Historic Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Sydney | |
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| 29 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 984, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 May 1915: | Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Services at the Landing , Quinn's Post, Pope's Hill, General attack in May (19th Ed). One of the few survivors of the 13th Bn Stretcher Bearers who were thanked by Col Burnage& Major Willis for services during the first two days. Evacuated with Frost Bite Dec 12th 1915 Gazetted - London 27 October 1916 p 10486 posn 4 Commonwealth Gazette 19 April 1917 p 918 posn 112 | |
| 6 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, per service record. | |
| 5 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Division Headquarters, Sanitary Section - Stretcher Bearers | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 984, 4th Division Headquarters, Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), To be Band Sergeant / Stretcher Bearers | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First) | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 25 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Ship 'Port Lyttleton" Returned to Australia among 1914 enlistees Gallipoli veterans | |
| 25 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N105727, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 18 Feb 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N105727, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| 21 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N105727, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Robert Allen COOMBES, MM (1882-1949)
Robert Allen Coombes' story is the subject of a remarkable biography which is the principal source for the narrative to be developed for this page.
(1) Summerscale, Kate, "The Wicked Boy" 2016 Bloomsbury Publishing London UK ISBN HB:978-1-4088-5114-2
(2) NAA Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
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