| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | Grenville College, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Company manager |
| Address | 45 Hunter Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Coltman, 'Melton', Ascot Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in South African War, 4th Imperial Regt 1900; Hon Capt 5th Imperial Regt 1901. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | HON CAPT |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Recommendation date: Unspecified Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died 3rd Australian Hospital, Gheziteh, Cairo, Egypt, of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 248), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Thirza COLTMAN, 17 Daires Street, East Malvern, Melbourne. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
| Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Pte Percy Edgar COLTMAN, killed Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |