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John Hutchings COLES

Regimental number5086
Place of birthNew South Wales
SchoolWesley College
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
Address576 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs L S Coles, 576 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceM U Rifles
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 9 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of influenza.
FateDied of disease 28 November 1918
Age at death23
Place of burialSte. Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No. 3), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lucy COLES, 576 St. Kilda Road, Victoria

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