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Albert James COLEMAN

Regimental number2286
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolState School, Ipswich, Queensland
Age on arrival in Australia1.2
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPainter
AddressBridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rachel Mercy Coleman, Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date5 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death33.8
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 89), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Albert and Rachel COLEMAN, Bridge Street, East, Toowoomba. Native of London< England
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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