| Regimental number | 2019 |
| Place of birth | Elsternwick Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, William E Coulson, 10 King Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 1 February 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Air Mechanic |
| Unit name | June 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 8 August 1917 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 28 February 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt William Jeffcoat Ernest COULSON, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919; Cousins: 25 Pte Albert Morton COULSON, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 9 February 1919; 5052 Pte Edwin Hugh COULSON, Australian Veterinary Hospital, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919. |
