Regimental number | 1935 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Boiler maker's apprentice |
Address | Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, H G Coker, 40 Alexander Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Railway Unit, Section 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 15/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Labuan Memorial, Malaysia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: S.A. Coker, Maroubra Junction, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Father: 1536 Pte Horace Godfrey COKER, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 25 February 1941; died, 7 May 1945; SX11479, Corporal, 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company. |
Date of death |