| Regimental number | 53320 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs W Ross, Havelock North |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row D, Grave No 14A), Poperinge, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late John and Elizabeth Coombe. Native of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 13 |