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Leonard COULSTON

Regimental number5313
Place of birthBlackpool, England
SchoolBaines Grammar School, near Blackpool, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinCousin, Miss Eileen Coulston, 43 Lethbridge Road, Southport, Lancashire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 February 1917
Place of death or woundingLe Sars, Somme, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Kate COULSTON. Native of Blackpool, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2157 Pte John COULSTON, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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