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Fernleigh George COLEMAN

Regimental number2766
Place of birthPlymouth, England
SchoolSt Arnaud State School, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia11
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressSouth Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs S Coleman, 100 York Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death35
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 53), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72

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