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Arthur COLES

Regimental number5075
Place of birthLiverpool New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChair maker
AddressHoxton Park, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J W Coles, Hoxton Park, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 16 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 February 1981
Age at death83
Place of burialOrbost Cemetery, Victoria

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