COATES, Percy John Curtis
Service Number: | 2345 |
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Enlisted: | 24 April 1915, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia. |
Occupation: | Cellarman |
Died: | Septicaemia, France, 30 June 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row E, Grave 131, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
24 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2345, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2345, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2345, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
30 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2345, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2345 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-06-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy John Curtis COATES was born in Noradjuha, Victoria in 1891
His parents were Samuel James COATES & Mary Ann LANCE
He enlisted in Melbourne on 24th April, 1915 and embarked on the HMAT Demosthenes with the 5th Infantry Battalion, 7th reinforcements on 16th July, 1915
Percy died from Septicaemia in France on 30th June, 1916 and is buried in the Batilleul Communal Cemetery Extension