Private

George Lyall Coombes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Walter Coombes and Jeannie Coombes, of North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: L Johnston
Relationship to casualty: Niece
DoB May 22, 1893. Date of Enlistment January 13, 1916. January 1917 - Court of Enquiry determined died in the field (France) September 15, 1916. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11233
Name:
George Lyall Coombes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
15 May 1893
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Jeannie Coombes (mother), 5 Montague Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
13 January 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
5 Montague Street, North East Valley
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
R Boffin, Wedderburn
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion, 14 (South Otago) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 20.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Lyall Coombes
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