| Regimental number | 3052 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward W. Coulson, 10 Beavis Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 2 November 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Hospital |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 4 June 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Lt William Jeffcoat Ernest COULSON, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919; 2019 Pte Arthur Lennox COULSON, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 28 February 1919; 25 Pte Albert Morton COULSON, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 9 February 1919. |
| Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Service number incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 5052. |
