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Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Biography -
- Arthur Edward Coombes -

Unknown person Name : Arthur Edward Coombes.

Son of Alfred Benjamin Coombes and Mary Jane Coombes (née Phillips), of 1, Coleman's Wood, Upton, Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Born 1896, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
 
  Census information :

1901 : Alfred and Mary Coombes, with their children including Arthur aged 5, are at 33, Mitchell's Road, Ashey, Haylands. Alfred Coombes is an Agricultural labourer.

1911 : Alfred and Mary Coombes, with their children including Arthur aged 15, are at No 1 Coleman Cottages, Colemans Wood, Ashey. Alfred Coombes is a brickmaker, Arthur Coombes is shown as his assistant.
  Service details :

Gunner 295724 Arthur Edward Coombes, 67th Bty., Royal Field Artillery

Formerly Driver TF1600, Driver 850708 ... R.F.A.

Awarded British War Medal only.
  Casualty details :

Died : 11 July 1920, aged 23

Buried in Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery.

Commmemorated at Madras 1914 - 1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India

CWGC record ...

  Commemorated on these Memorials :

Ashey War Memorial
Havenstreet : St Peter's Church War Memorial
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Page last updated : 23 January 2014


 
 

 
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