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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 and Mary Jane Coombes, 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
Ryde Borough War Memorial
  Further Information :

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Page last updated : 17 May 2011


 
 

 
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