| Surname: | Coombs |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | .580 |
| Notes: | MFP. 10/11/91 he enlisted in the Wiltshire Regiment, Np. 3086 age 18.1 years, grocers assistant, born St. John's Devizes, Wiltshire, address: 77 Waterloo Road, Aldershot. 9/11/12 discharged at Aldershot, age 37 years, conduct exemplary. Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 73 of 1910. 21/7/1898 transferred to MFP. 4/5/1904 Cpl., 6/1/1906 Sgt, 9/11 1912 to discharge 21 years service. Served home 10/11/1891 to 17/10/1899, South Africa 18/10/1899 to 13/11/1902, Home 14/11/1902 to 9/11/1912 to discharge. 1/7/1903 married Alice Siggery, spinster at Aldershot. 16/2/1953 he died at Grosvenor Road, Aldershot. Jesse Combs. Same number as SSM Gibson MMP. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: QSA Medal Roll WO 100/234 Page: 303 July 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Paardeberg, Dreifontein, Cape Colony. |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/355 Page: 303 Dec. 23, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. |