| Place of birth | Grenville Victoria |
| School | Ballarat College, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Address | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Irvine Coulter, 612 Mair Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Mining Corps |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 3 times mentioned in despatches, Major, DSO. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Near Loos, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour and on memorial plaque, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Irvine and Mary COULTER, 'Winmarleigh', 10 Were Street, Brighton Beach, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When a "push pipe" failed to explode, he went out, accompanied by a corporal, under heavy shrapnel and machine gun fire, and blew up the exposed portion of the "push pipe". Later, when the leads were cut by hostile shell fire, he wentout, under very heavy fire, to try and light the fuse further down the sap. Though wounded, he refused to be removed till the "push pipe" had been successfully exploded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1333 Sergeant Jason Leslie Boyd COULTER [served as Jason Leslie BOYD], 8th Bn, died of wounds, 5 October 1915; Lieutenant Colonel Graham COULTER DSO, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 December 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
