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COAD, Edgar Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8794 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Waitara, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 10 June 1959, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Skipton Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Volunteers Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8794, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 8794, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 8794, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 8794, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, Gas burns to hand and face. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 18 January 1918. | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8794, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8794, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 15 May 1919 and discharged (MU). |
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