| 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 |