Coombs, William –

Of 94, Sapling Road, Morris Green, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 3554, Battery Sergeant Major (acting Regimental Sergeant Major), Royal Field Artillery. Previously served in India, South Africa and Suez. Commissioned 18/04/1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Coombs
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant (Quartermaster)
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.; Military Cross; M.i.D.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915 15/06/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6f*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917

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