| Regimental number | 11233 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jennie Coombes, 5 Montague Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 20), Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Walker Coombes and Jeannie Coombes, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 12 |