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Captain HORACE BERTRAM COOMBER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Flying Corps

45th Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 12 October 1917

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

VI. E. 21.

Belgium

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  • Secondary Unit, Regiment and "C" Coy. 8th Bn Manchester Regiment
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Horace and Sarah Emily Coomber, of Glenholme, Prestwich Park, Manchester. Appointed Scout Officer, April, 1915, and Musketry Officer Nov., 1915. Volunteered for R.F.C. Oct., 1916.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN "ADIEU" UNTIL THE PERFECT DAY
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Buried or commemorated at

DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1029
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