Regimental number | 3217 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woodville, South Australia |
School | Alberton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Monumental worker |
Address | Queen Street, Yatala East, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eva Josephine Coates, Queen Street, Yatala East, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served 6 years in Commonwealth Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Celtic Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia. Parents; David and Martha COATES, husband of Eva J. COATES, Fletcher Road, Peterhead, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: Pte Harold Ernest DUNCAN, 10th Bn, killed in action, 3 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |