John Walter Lyall COOMBS

Regimental number15143
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, G Coombs, 679 Castle Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 185), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Mr and Mrs G Coombs, 629 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 11

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