
| Regimental number | 45191 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Coombes, 5 Montague Road, North East Valley, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 18), Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Walter and Annie Jane Coombes, 5 Montague Street, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 20 |
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