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Joseph Gordon COAD

Regimental number4447
Place of birthNapoleons, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Address58 Bellarine Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Coad, 58 Bellarine Street, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry anbd Mary Matilda COAD, Napoleon, Victoria
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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