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COULTON, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4304 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Collie River, near Bunbury, Western Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Rocklands, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Black Watch Shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Roelands War Memorial, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4304, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4304, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4304, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4304 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of David and Ellen Coulton of Armadale, Western Australia and brother of Mrs CR Shortlaud of Geraldton, Western Australia