Regimental number | 6703 |
Place of birth | Goulburn New South Wales |
Other Names | Kenelon Eustace |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o A T Mowbray, Carlingford, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J E Coller, Condobolin, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Field Ambulance, Section A |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
From Embarkation Rolls it is not possible to distinguish the embarkation details of individual officers and men: 6 officers and 156 others embarked on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' from Melbourne on 10 November 1915; 1 officer and 50 others embarked on HMAT A58 'Kabringa' from Melbourne on 8 November 1915; 1 officer and 16 others embarked on HMAT A2 'Geelong' from Adelaide on 12 November 1915; 1 officer and 4 others embarked on HMAT A13 'Katuna' from Adelaide on 9 November 1915; and | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Australian General Hospital |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'While he was on duty at A.C.S. near Noreuil on the morning of 15th May at 1 a.m. word was brought that some men were lying wounded in a dug-out which had been blown in. Despite an exceptional storm of H.E. and gas shells, this squad of men [COLLER, 6759 Stanley Harrison WRIGHT, 8701 Thomas reginald Eric SHEARER], at once went to the assistance of the wounded. They adjusted gas masks, dressed the wounds of the patients and carried them to the A.C.S., a distance of some 200 yards. Throughout the whole of these proceedings they were subjected to an intense barrage. Their courageous conduct undoubtedly saved the patients lives.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Family/military connections | 7572 Pte Alfred Cecil COLLER, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |