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John Charles COULSON

Regimental number1933
Place of birthAbbotsford Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Address123 Marshall Street, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, John Benton Coulson, 123 Marshall Street, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service55th Infantry
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 14 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Company Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 25 August 1915 - 9th Rfcts 2nd F Coy Engineers; TOS, 2 F. Coy 28 December 1915; 4 F Coy 22 January 1916.
FateKilled in Action 8 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death20
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. II/16
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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