COLEMAN, Albert James
| Service Number: | 2286 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Essex, England, 19 October 1883 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich State School |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 June 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot: III. D. 89., Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Toowoomba No.36 Prosperity Tent Independent Order of Rechabites, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2286, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2286, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2286, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Wounded Private, 2286, 42nd Infantry Battalion, GSW (chest) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"LATE PTE. A, J. COLEMAN.
The late Pte. Albert J. Coleman, of Bridge-street (East), Toowoomba (says the Toowoomba "Chronicle"), was born in London on October 19, 1883; came to Queensland with his parents in March, 1885. Volunteered and was accepted for active service June 1916, left Queensland October 21, 1916, being just 33 years of age. Died of wounds June 24, 1917. He was anxious to get away from the beginning of the war, but was turned down as "too small," but he persevered until the size standalrd was lowered, with the above result." - from the Queensland Times 26 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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