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COLES, David Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1015 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 6 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 June 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot 1, Row E, Grave 6, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1015, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1015, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1015, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1015, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1015 awm_unit: 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Coles and Jane Pannell; brother of James, Clarae Ann, Charlotte, Ruth Beatrice, William John, Albert Edward, Dorothy and Lily
16 March 1917 - attended Trench Mortar School
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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