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The following is from a recent study – The Soldier in Later Medieval England by the Arts & Humanities Council, University of Southampton, England.

This is a longitudinal study of Royal soldiers from 1369 to 1453. Please refer to study details to see what questions they are hoping to answer.

The Hundred Years War began in 1369 and most oversea warring activity ended by 1453, hence the range of the study. The following statement better elaborates about the records associated with the military in this period.

Future records from other sources will be included from the Patent Rolls and Treaty Rolls and should be compared in the future to see that additional Combs &c are identified.

First NameDeSurnameStatusRankCaptain NameCommanderYearNature of ActivityReferenceMembrane
ColmleGrauntMan-at-armsPercy, Thomas, SirLancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of1377-1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_37_28m1
AdamCoumbeMan-at-armsSwinbourne, Thomas, SirSwinbourne, Thomas, Sir1405Garrison BordeauxTNA_E101_44_8m2
JohnColmleArcherUsflete, Gerard, SirGloucester, Humphrey, Duke of1417Exped FranceTNA_E101_51_2m41
GeoffreyCombeEsquireMan-at-armsDarundell, John, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_33m5
GeoffreyCombeEsquireMan-at-armsMauleverer, Oliver, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1388Exped NavalTNA_E101_41_5m15d
GeoffreyCombeMan-at-armsDarundell, John, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_34m14
JohnCombeMan-at-armsDespenser, Edward LordCambridge, Edmund of Langley, earl of, and Brittany, John, duke of1375Exped FranceTNA_E101_34_3m2
JohnCombeMan-at-armsDespenser, Edward LordCambridge, Edmund of Langley, earl of, and Brittany, John, duke of1375Exped FranceTNA_E101_34_5m3
JohnCombeEsquireMan-at-armsHereford, Humphrey de Bohun, earl ofKing Edward III1372Exped NavalTNA_E101_32_20m3
JohnCombeArcherTreverbin, JohnArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_34m19
JohnCombeMan-at-armsNottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl ofNottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl of1389-1390Standing force Scotland (East March)TNA_E101_41_17m2
RichardCombeMan-at-armsTalbot, Gilbert, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1377-1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_25m1
RogerCombeArcherTalbot, Gilbert, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1377-1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_25m1d
ThomasCombeArcherWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 4 m1
ThomasCombeArcherWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 1 m4
WalterCombeMan-at-armsWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 3 m1
WilliamCombeArcherArundell, Richard, SirArundell, Richard, Sir1405Exped WalesTNA_E101_44_7m3
WilliamCombeMan-at-armsBrian, Guy LordBrian, Guy Lord1370Keeping of the SeaTNA_E101_30_21m1
LaurenceCombeYeoman / ValettusArcherHenry VHenry V1415Exped FranceTNA_E101_45_18m9
JohnCombeArcherBeaufort, Thomas , Earl of Dorset1415-16Garrison, HarfleurTNA_E101_47_39m 7
ThomasCombeArcherWilliamson, CorneliusCarew, Thomas, Sir1417Naval ExpedTNA_E101_48_14m8
ThomasatteCombeArcherDevon, Hugh Courtenay, Earl ofDevon, Hugh Courtenay, Earl of1418Naval ExpedTNA_E101_49_34m3
SimonatteCombeArcherHoland, ChristopherBedford, John, Duke of1420Exped FranceTNA_E101_49_36m9
ThomasCombeArcherSalisbury, Thomas Montague, Earl ofGloucester, Humphrey, Duke of1417Exped FranceTNA_E101_51_2m10
RichardCombeArcherArundel, Richard, SirGloucester, Humphrey, Duke of1417Exped FranceTNA_E101_51_2m41
AdamCombeArcherHuntingdon, John Holand, Earl of1439Standing force, AcquitaineTNA_E101_53_22m3
BenedictusCombeArcherHuntingdon, John Holand, Earl of1439Standing force, AcquitaineTNA_E101_53_22m1
JohnCombeArcherHiggin, RichardBeaufort, John, Duke of Somerset1443Exped FranceTNA_E101_54_5m13
RichardCombeExeter, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of1417GarrisonTNA_E101_48_17no2 m2
JohnCombeExeter, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of1417GarrisonTNA_E101_48_17no3 m3
WilliamdeCombeleyArcherWarwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl ofLancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of1373-1374Exped FranceTNA_E101_32_39m3
JohnComberYeoman / ValettusArcherBotreaux, William, LordHenry V1415Exped FranceTNA_E101_45_18m3
GeoffreyCombeEsquireMan-at-armsDarundell, John, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_33m5
GeoffreyCombeEsquireMan-at-armsMauleverer, Oliver, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1388Exped NavalTNA_E101_41_5m15d
GeoffreyCombeMan-at-armsDarundell, John, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_34m14
JohnCombeMan-at-armsDespenser, Edward LordCambridge, Edmund of Langley, earl of, and Brittany, John, duke of1375Exped FranceTNA_E101_34_3m2
JohnCombeMan-at-armsDespenser, Edward LordCambridge, Edmund of Langley, earl of, and Brittany, John, duke of1375Exped FranceTNA_E101_34_5m3
JohnCombeEsquireMan-at-armsHereford, Humphrey de Bohun, earl ofKing Edward III1372Exped NavalTNA_E101_32_20m3
JohnCombeArcherTreverbin, JohnArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_34m19
JohnCombeMan-at-armsNottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl ofNottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl of1389-1390Standing force Scotland (East March)TNA_E101_41_17m2
RichardCombeMan-at-armsTalbot, Gilbert, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1377-1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_25m1
RogerCombeArcherTalbot, Gilbert, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1377-1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_25m1d
ThomasCombeArcherWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 4 m1
ThomasCombeArcherWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 1 m4
WalterCombeMan-at-armsWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 3 m1
WilliamCombeArcherArundell, Richard, SirArundell, Richard, Sir1405Exped WalesTNA_E101_44_7m3
WilliamCombeMan-at-armsBrian, Guy LordBrian, Guy Lord1370Keeping of the SeaTNA_E101_30_21m1
LaurenceCombeYeoman / ValettusArcherHenry VHenry V1415Exped FranceTNA_E101_45_18m9
JohnCombeArcherBeaufort, Thomas , Earl of Dorset1415-16Garrison, HarfleurTNA_E101_47_39m 7
ThomasCombeArcherWilliamson, CorneliusCarew, Thomas, Sir1417Naval ExpedTNA_E101_48_14m8
ThomasatteCombeArcherDevon, Hugh Courtenay, Earl ofDevon, Hugh Courtenay, Earl of1418Naval ExpedTNA_E101_49_34m3
SimonatteCombeArcherHoland, ChristopherBedford, John, Duke of1420Exped FranceTNA_E101_49_36m9
ThomasCombeArcherSalisbury, Thomas Montague, Earl ofGloucester, Humphrey, Duke of1417Exped FranceTNA_E101_51_2m10
RichardCombeArcherArundel, Richard, SirGloucester, Humphrey, Duke of1417Exped FranceTNA_E101_51_2m41
AdamCombeArcherHuntingdon, John Holand, Earl of1439Standing force, AcquitaineTNA_E101_53_22m3
BenedictusCombeArcherHuntingdon, John Holand, Earl of1439Standing force, AcquitaineTNA_E101_53_22m1
JohnCombeArcherHiggin, RichardBeaufort, John, Duke of Somerset1443Exped FranceTNA_E101_54_5m13
RichardCombeExeter, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of1417GarrisonTNA_E101_48_17no2 m2
JohnCombeExeter, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of1417GarrisonTNA_E101_48_17no3 m3
WilliamdeCombeleyArcherWarwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl ofLancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of1373-1374Exped FranceTNA_E101_32_39m3
John ComberYeoman / ValettusArcherBotreaux, William, LordHenry V1415Exped FranceTNA_E101_45_18m3
NicholasComersEsquireMan-at-armsBland, RobertArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1388Exped NavalTNA_E101_41_5m18d
AdamCoumbeMan-at-armsSwinbourne, Thomas, SirSwinbourne, Thomas, Sir1405Garrison BordeauxTNA_E101_44_8m2
JohnCoumbeMan-at-armsDarundell, John, SirLancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_39m9d
JohnCoumbeEsquireMan-at-armsWarwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl ofLancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of1373-1374Exped FranceTNA_E101_32_39m3
JohnCoumbeArcherTreverbin, JohnArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1387Exped NavalTNA_E101_40_33m19
PhilipdeCoumbeArcherCote, RichardBerkeley, Thomas Lord1404Keeping of the SeaTNA_E101_43_32m4
PiersdeCoumbeMan-at-armsPaschele, Robert, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1378Exped NavalTNA_E101_36_32m1
WalterCoumbeEsquireMan-at-armsWindsor, William de, SirBuckingham, Thomas of Woodstock, earl of1380-1381Exped FranceTNA_E101_39_7No 1 m2
WilliamCoumbeArcherCobham, Reginald de, SirBerkeley, Thomas Lord1404Keeping of the SeaTNA_E101_43_32m5
RichardCoumbtonArcherHeron, William, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1388Exped NavalTNA_E101_41_5m10
RichardCoumeArcherBrian, William, SirArundel, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of1388Exped NavalTNA_E101_41_5m11