Regimental number | 3478 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Cotton Street, Sandgate, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 193 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J Coleman, 2 Ordnance Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Brigdet COLEMAN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Attached to Headquarters, Australian Mounted Division, Kantara, 2 April 1916. Admitted to 3rd Lowlands Field Ambulance, Romani, 27 September 1916 (debility); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Kantara, 29 September 1916; to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 29 September 1916; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 7 October 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Ayrshire', 21 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 30 December 1916, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: chronic nephritis and dilated action of the heart), Brisbane, 14 February 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLEMAN Frank Bernard |