Regimental number | 3130 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Westbury, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Telegraph messenger |
Address | Beststreet, Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Coleman, Best Street, Devonport, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, 28 July 1916 (shell shock). Wounded in action, 6 January 1917 (gun shot wound, left knee). Wounded in action, 5 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg). Wounded in action (4th occasion), 23 August 1918 (gun shot wound, chest). Married Lynda Doris DAVIES, spinster, The Parish Church of Ilkley, 20 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia board HT 'Marathon', 7 November 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 22 March 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLEMAN Leslie Jack |