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Edgar Alfred COLEMAN

Regimental number16016
Date of birth18 November 1873
Place of birthWestbury, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationAgent
AddressEsplanade, Devonport West, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 6"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMrs S. Coleman, Esplanade, Devonport West, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Volunteers (Meander Company)
Enlistment date21 February 1918
Place of enlistmentDevonport, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, January 1918 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal RollMotor Transport Driver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps (Motor Transport)
FateReturned to Australia 1 January 1919
Discharge date28 March 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918.

Marched in to AASC Training Depot, Moascar, 27 July 1918.

Taken on strength, 35th Company, AASC, Headquarters, Australian Mounted Division Train, in the field, 13 August 1918, and appointed Driver.

Transferred to Motor Transport Section, AASC, 16 November 1918, and appointed Temporary Motor Transport Driver.

Detached to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Headquarters as Motor Transport Driver, 16 November 1918.

Marched in to 2nd Signal Squadron, 15 December 1918.

Admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 31 December 1918 (epith lip); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 2 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 26 July 1919; arrived Melbourne, 2 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 28 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, COLEMAN Edgar Alfred

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