Regimental number | 245 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Francis Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Crawford Coulter, c/- W.H. Melville, Thompson Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Previous military service | 9th Australian Light Horse; 20th Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 182), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Hamilton Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10233 Pte Herbert COULTER, 5th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of illness in Aerodome Camp Hospital, Heliopolis, 7 November 1915 (plumonary tuberculosis); buried, 7 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COULTER Robert James |