COLEMAN, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 2543 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hainford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 3 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Walgett, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | National School United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Acute Lobar Pneumonia, Military Hospital, Devonport, England, United Kingdom, 10 January 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hainford (All Saints) Churchyard Headstone dedication Gone From Us But Not Forgotten Never Will Thy Memory Fade, Hainford (All Saints) Churchyard, Hainford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2543, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2543, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2543, 36th Infantry Battalion, Died of Illness United Kingdom |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 10th January…… John Thomas Coleman was born at Haynford (Hainford), Norwich, Norfolk, England in 1890.
According to information supplied by his wife for the Roll of Honour – John Thomas Coleman came to Australia when he was 18 years old.
John T. Coleman married Martha F. Arterton in 1913. Their marriage was registered in the December quarter, 1913 in the district of Smallburgh, Norfolk.
A birth was registered in 1914 for Thomas Charles Coleman, son of John Thomas & Martha Florence Coleman in the district of Walgett, NSW, Australia.
John Thomas Coleman enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th July, 1916 as a 26 year old, Labourer (information provided by his wife for the Roll of Honour states that his calling was Boundary rider & also Oil & Hardware Hawker) from Maitland, NSW.
Private John Thomas Coleman embarked from Sydney on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9th November, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 36th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements of the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.). Private Coleman had been admitted to the Ship’s Hospital on 22nd December, 1916 with Influenza & was discharged for duty.
On 3rd January, 1917 Private Coleman was reported as having Pneumonia. He was transferred ashore for treatment & disembarked at Devonport, England on 9th January, 1917. He was admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, England on 9th January, 1917 for treatment of Pneumonia.
Private John Thomas Coleman died at 11.55 am on 10th January, 1917 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from Acute Lobar Pneumonia.
The body of the late Private John Thomas Coleman was transferred to relatives in Haynford, St. Faiths, Norwich on 13th January, 1917. Private John Thomas Coleman was buried on 16th January, 1917 in All Saints Churchyard, Hainford, Norfolk, England and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
Private John Thomas Coleman is named on the Hainford War Memorial.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hainford.html
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