George James TOMBS

Regimental number48748
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Tombs, 116 Salisbury Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 December 1917
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 5A), Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 37

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