Regimental number | 1242 |
Place of birth | Longreach, Queensland |
School | State School, Longreach, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kingfisher Street, Longreach, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Coleman, Kingfisher Street, Longreach, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment; |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Tel-el-Sharia, Palestine |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XII, Row E, Grave No.4), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Charlotte COLEMAN, Council Chambers, Longreach, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2001 Pte Joseph COLEMAN, 2nd A Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 27 June 1919; 1241 Pte Richard COLEMAN, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |