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COLTISH , Lawrence Robson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2149 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenscliff St. George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2149, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2149, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 3 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, For conspicuous gallantry and endurance as a stretcher bearer near Longatte (Bapaume vicinity) on 20 March 1917. | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
Personal Stories
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Laurence Robson Coltish is also remembered at:
Queenscliff Memorial Garden;
Queenscliff RSL Honor Roll
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