Private John Amos Comba
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1880-09-08
Place of birth: Pakenham Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Daisy F Comba (wife), 280 Hampton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address:
280 Hampton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-05-14
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, H. 73.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 871588
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Kemmel Area, Ypres Sector, Belgium
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 154893
LAC ID:
111372
Service file: B1896-S007
Uploader's Notes: Pte. Comba was a member of a party working east of Kemmel, Belgium on Railway construction when an artillery shell struck an iron fence killing four men and wounding fifteen. As per War Diary - May 14, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Labour Corps 4th Battalion, CLC ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-03-08