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Personal data

• Name COOMBES
• Initials S
• First name STANLEY
• Place of birth Forbes River
• Country New South Wales, Australia
• Last residence Hastings River, New South Wales, Australia
• Family Son of Edward and Drusilla Macquarie Coombes, of Yarras, Hastings River, Wauchope, New South Wales
• Profession Clerk

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 11 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
• Service number 4564
• Rank Corporal
• Medals 1914-1915 Star Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 45th Bn. Australian Infantry
• Division - Brigade 12th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 4th Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarked 15 January 1916, Sydney
  Proceeded overseas to France 2 November 1916
  Promoted corporal 25 September 1917

Death

• Wounded 12 October
• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds face and right arm; N° 17 CCS
• Date of death 12 October 1917
• Died at the age of 24
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI - D - 21A

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