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Name: COOMBS, Thomas (Sergeant)
Birth Date: 25 July 1877 Killiney, near Dublin
Death Date: 1917 Wandsworth, London
First Date: 1900
Last Date: 1902
Profession: Uganda Railway official stationed at Entebbe
Area: Entebbe
Married: In Pimlico, London 1903 Alice Jane Slight b. 4 Mar 1881 West Molesey, Surrey, d. 19 Feb 1955 Clapham, London (in 1921 she m. her husband's bro William George Coombs 1882-1934)
Children: Thomas William Archbold (1905 London-1963)
Book Reference: North, A. Allen, Gillett, EAHB 1905, EAHB 1906
War Service: RFA, Woolwich attached Uganda Rifles
General Information:
North - Appt. Uganda Mil. dated 6-7-1900; Sgt. Bugler; based at Entebbe 19-11-1900; Listed as Instructor with No. 3 Company, 4th Batt. KAR 25-4-1902; dep. Mombasa for England on 4 months leave 24-10-1902; end of Appt. 23-2-1903; discharged from Army 9-8-1903; appt. Storekeeper Public Works, UP 15-7-1904; Member of Uganda Volunteer Reserve 28-9-1905
A. Allen - Thomas Coombes enlisted in the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 11th August 1891 at the age of 14 years and 1 month. He was born in the parish of Killiney, near Dublin, Ireland. He served at home from 10/8/1891 to 29/1/1894, in Jamaica from 30/1/1894 to 22/1/1896, at home 23/1/1896 to 4/7/1900, Central Africa 5/7/1900 to 14/11/1902, at home from 15/11/1902 to 9/8/1903. Discharged on 9/8/1903 having completed 12 years' Army service.
EAHB 1906 - T. Coombs, Entebbe
EAHB 1905 - T. Coombes - Storekeeper, Entebbe