Regimental number | 2125 |
Place of birth | Plympton, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Upholsterer |
Address | Bay Road, Plympton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Codling, Bay Road, Plympton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 March 1915 - 10th Bn 6th Reinforcements; taken on strength 10th Bn 4 August 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L. Grave No. 21), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Plympton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2310 Pte Walter Edward CODLING, 48th Bn, killed in action, 13 August 1916; 1313 Driver Roy Nathaniel CODLING, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 November 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |