Regimental number | 1941 |
Place of birth | Hempstead, Essex, England |
School | Newport Grammar School, Newport, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Travers Colman, Winchlow Hall, Emstead, Saffron-Waldron, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 21), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Thomas and Frances Eliza COLMAN. Native of Hempstead, Essex, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |