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Ernest Coombs

Gunner

14th Battalion

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Populus Deltoides
  • Planted By: Miss M. Morfew
  • Plaque: 783

Additional Info

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Biography

Albert Ernest Coombs enlisted in Ballarat, Victoria at the age of 31 on the 12th of July 1915. He had been born in Allendale, Victoria, was Married, and was employed as a Farmer. He volunteered and was stationed with the 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcements with the Regimental number 4153. He was discharged and Returned to Australia on the 20th of March 1918. He is Buried in the Ballarat Cemetery.

Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Ernest A. Coombes.

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour