Regimental number | 5057 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Tandara, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. M. Coleman, Tandara, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 12 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 8 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1916; taken on strength, 60th Bn, in the field, 9 October 1916. Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 15 November 1916 (indigestion), and transferred by Ambulance Train to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 16 November 1916; transferred to Base Depot, Etaples, 17 November 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 February 1917. Attached to 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery for training, 22 February 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 12 April 1917 (septic traumatic abrasions); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 April 1917; discharged to duty, 25 April 1917. Transferred to 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 20 September 1917. On leave to England, 11 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 29 November 1917. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance (influenza), and transferred same day to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 17 January 1918; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 22 January 1918 (trench fever); to England, 29 January 1918, and admitted to Queen Mary Hospital, Whalley (trench fever, slight); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 January 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 February 1918. Declared illegal absentee, 7 March 1918. Tried by District Court Martial, Fovant, 30 April 1918, on charge of being absent without leave from midnight, 7 March 1918, till surrenderingat London, 20 April 1918; pleaded Guilty; found Guilty: awarded 122 days' detention; Court recommended mercy on grounds of service in France; 80 days of sentence remitted, 4 May 1918; total forfeiture: 95 days' pay. Admitted to Gosport Detention Barracks, 12 May 1918. Marched out to No 1 command Depot, 6 July 1918. Tried by District Court Martial, Sutton Veny, 19 November 1918, on charge of being absent without leave from 2359, 22 October, till reporting at No 1 Command Depot at 0830, 9 November 1918; pleaded Guilty; found Guilty: awarded 40 days' Field Punishment No 2. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 30 November 1918. Found guilty, 3 January 1919, of being absent without leave, Sandhill, 0100, 1 January, to 0900, 3 January 1919: awarded forfeiture of 6 days' pay; total forfeiture: 8 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 23 March 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 12 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
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Sources | NAA B2455 files 3269310 and 7528278 |