| Regimental number | 772 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | St Peters, South Australia |
| School | The Church of England Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | 12 Third Avenue, East Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Coulter, 12 Third Avenue, East Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 8 months in the 78th Bn, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Australia 31 May 1915 with 27 Btn as Sgt, returned from Gallipoli with enteric fever; left again for the front with 13th Reinforcement June 1916; rejoined the Btn in France, September; severely wounded in thigh, 5 November, at Fleurs - in England until July 1917; rejoined the Btn, commissioned on the field, August. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 21.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row E, Grave No. 1), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Contracted enteric fever at Gallipoli; returned to Australia, March 1916. Re-embarked for France, 24 June 1916. Severely wounded in the right thigh, Flers, 5 November 1916; invalided to England; returned to France, July 1917. Died at 10th Casualty Clearing station of wounds received at Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COULTER Reginald Bruce |
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