James Leslie COATS

Badge Number: S1850, Sub Branch: Cleve / Arno Bay
S1850

COATS, James Leslie

Service Numbers: 241, 241A
Enlisted: 24 October 1914, Morphettville, SA
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Paskeville, SA, 9 March 1892
Home Town: Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station Overseer
Died: Port Lincoln, SA, 27 January 1951, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln
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Memorials: Port Augusta St Augustine's Church Memorial Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

24 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 241, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Morphettville, SA
11 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 241, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 241, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Driver, 241A, 43rd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Wounded 241A, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Christopher Lucas COATS and Elizabeth Jane nee BARKLA