Regimental number | 1613 |
Place of birth | Sandwich, Kent, England |
School | Sandwich School, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 'Beaucaire', Wooloowin, Railway Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mr F F Coleman, 'Beaucaire', Wooloowin, Railway Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, Qld |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal, Mention in Despatches, Distinguished Conduct Medal MID awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No.12 (27 January 1916). Recommendation date: Military Cross 'Conspicuous courage and devotion to duty at Pozieres.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Unknown |
Age at death | 23.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Zillah COLEMAN, 'Beaucaire', Railway Terrace, Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Sandwich, Kent, England |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers. |