Clifford Hugh Gregory Coombs

Lieutenant Clifford Hugh Gregory Coombs
22 Dec 1896 - 19 Jul 1954
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Biography

The son of John and Sarah, he married Ethel Marks in 1924, then Winifred M Hall in 1941.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Sandford Levvy Patrol Patrol Leader 30 May 1940 03 Dec 1944
National ID
WOTF 82/1
Occupation

Boot repairer (Managing Director)

Address
(1939) 66 Redent Street, Weston-Super-Mare, then Claremont, Brendon Avenue, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
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In Auxiliary Units he was promoted to Second Lieutenant 1st February 1941 the to Lieutenant 17th June 1942.
Cliff Coombs owned a shoe makers and repairers in Regent Street, Weston Super Mare and one in Taunton. He lied about his young age to serve in WW1 in Italy. He ended up as acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant in Machine Gun Corps.

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Coombs boot repairs (from Ancestry)
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Clifford Coombs boot room (from Ancestry)
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Clifford and Winifred Coombs (from Ancestry)
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Clifford Coombs wedding to Winifred Hall 1941 (from Ancestry)
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Clifford Coombs WW1 (from Ancestry)
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Clifford Coombs wedding to Ethel Marks 1924 (from Ancestry)
References

TNA ref WO199/3390&1

1939 Register

Hancock data held at B.R.A

Donald Brown

Ancestry.co.uk