Regimental number | 3635 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Upper Sturt, South Australia |
School | Upper Sturt Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Upper Sturt, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.4 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W H Coats, Upper Sturt, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade 7, Field Ambulance 7, Section B |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 17407 Pte Arnold Thomas COATS, 1st Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; 486 Alec Llewellyn COATS; 3532 Pte Norman Henry COATS, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 2586 Pte Frank Seymour COATS, 4th Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 3 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Australia, 31 May 1915. Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to hospital, 7th Field Ambulance, 24 October 1915; transferred to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 2 November 1915; invalided to England, 25 November 1915, and admitted to War Hospital, Epsom, 4 December 1915 (enteric fever). Married Janet ANDERSON, Edinburgh, Scotland, 27 May 1916. Taken on strength, Australian Army Medical Corps Details, 28 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 11 September 1916. Admitted to hospital sick (scabies), and transferred to 18th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 November 1916; to 20th General Hospital, Camiers (scabies and enteric fever), 4 December 1916; transferred to 6th Convalescent Depot, Camiers, 28 December 1916; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 19 February 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 9 March 1917. Found guilty of being absent without leave, Monte Video, Weymouth, England, from 30 June to 12 July 1917: awarded 14 days' confinement to barracks and forfeiture of 13 days' pay, 15 September 1917. On leave, 8-25 November 1917. Admitted to hospital sick (bronchitis), 4 January 1918; admitted to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Boulogne, 11 January 1918; transferred to England, 21 January 1918, and admitted to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 12 February 1918; transferred to No. 3 Convalescent Depot, Hurdcott, 28 February 1918; marched out to AAMC Training Depot, 3 May 1918. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 14-16 May 1918: awarded forfeiture of 5 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 May 1918. Rejoined unit in the field, 31 May 1918. Admitted sick to hospital (bronchitis), 26 October 1918; rejoined unit, 30 October 1918. Admitted sick (bronchitis) to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 17 November 1918; transferred to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, England, 26 November 1918; discharged, 19 December 1918, granted furlough and ordered to report to No. 1 Convalescent Depot. Reported back from furlough, 2 January 1919; sick to hospital, 5 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia; disembarked, 18 August 1919; discharged, 18 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as COATES. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 84 |
Place of burial | Victor Harbor Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COATS Gilbert Stanley |