COLEMAN, Daniel
| Service Number: | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Greengrocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1921, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1921, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1921, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1921, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1921 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Biography
Courtesy of Christian Brothers College, Adelaide (School Newsletter, 18 Nov 2022)
'Daniel enlisted on 14 January 1915 and was given the service number 1921. He saw action in Gallipoli and in the Somme during World War I. He was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, near Pozieres, France on 16 August 1916.
Daniel had a wife and five children, living in Thebarton. Unfortunately, Mrs Coleman died in January 1917, leaving the children as orphans and in the care of the state. Daniel’s body was never found, and he is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France.'
Submitted 20 November 2022 by Belinda Holmes
Biography contributed by Belinda Holmes
Courtesy of Christian Brothers College, Adelaide (School Newsletter, 18 Nov 2022)
'Daniel enlisted on 14 January 1915 and was given the service number 1921. He saw action in Gallipoli and in the Somme during World War I. He was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, near Pozieres, France on 16 August 1916.
Daniel had a wife and five children, living in Thebarton. Unfortunately, Mrs Coleman died in January 1917, leaving the children as orphans and in the care of the state. Daniel’s body was never found, and he is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France.'
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