Driver

Henry James Coombe

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert and Camilla Marie Coombe, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay. New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
46769
Name:
Henry James Coombe
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
09 May 1913
Place of Birth: 
Hastings, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr H.Coombe (father), Havelock North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Oakleigh, North Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action - S mine explosion
Date of Death:
22 December 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. E. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Henry James Coombe
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