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Samuel John COULTER

Regimental number2554
Place of birthDonnegal, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPetrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Matilda Coulter, Pratton Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 September 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Discharge date29 November 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Brisbane, 17 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 January 1917.

Marched in to 11th Training Bn, 17 February 1917.

Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 12 April 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to Depot, 2 May 1917.

Commenced return to Australia, 25 August 1917 (for Home service: overage and injured right ankle); discharged, Brisbane, 29 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, COULTER Samuel John

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