Thomas George Coombs
Date of Birth: 1896
Place Of Birth: Crumlin, Monmouthshire
Date of Death: 11/8/1917
Location died: Ypres
Gender: Male
Where buried: The Huts Cemetery, Ypres
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Date of birth - 1896
Where? - Crumlin, Monmouthshire
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Date Enlisted - N/A
Where? - Newport, Monmouthshire
Age - N/A
As - Unknown
Battles
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Date of the battle - 1/7/1916
Where? - Somme
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Date of the battle - 7/6/1917
Where? - Messines
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Date of the battle - 31/7/1917
Where? - Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres)
Ranks
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Rank Date - N/A
Rank - As Private
Service - British Army
As - South Wales Borderers
Service number - 17288
Awarded medal
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Award date - N/A
Was awarded - Type : 1914-15 Star
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Award date - N/A
Was awarded - Type : British War Medal
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Award date - N/A
Was awarded - Type : Victory Medal
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Date of Death - 11/8/1917
Where? - Ypres
Family
- Father - Thomas Coombs
- Mother - Susan Coombs
- Sister - Lilian Mary Coombs
- Brother - William John Coombs
- Brother - Christopher Robert Coombs
- Brother - Reginald Alfred Coombs
- Sister - Elsie Berthina Coombs
- Sister - Irenie Coombs
- Brother - Aiden Coombs
Address
- 8 Bryn Howard Terrace, Oakdale, Blackwood
Language(s) spoken
- English
Additional Information
Occupation prior to the war
- Coal mine hewer
CWGC Reference
Sources used
- Newbridge War Memorial project - Biography of Thomas George Coombs compiled by the Newbridge War Memorial project.