COATES, Charles Frederick
| Service Number: | 61123 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 May 1918, Brunswick, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Sunbury, Vic., 15 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bolinda State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's Striker |
| Died: | 14 August 1968, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (North Side), Wall 1, Section P, Niche 131 |
| Memorials: | Bolinda State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61123, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Brunswick, Vic. | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61123, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61123, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Sneddon
Son of Cyril Herbert Coates and Hannah Mary Scheurer (married 1895), Hannah being one of the infamous Edward Scheurer’s sisters. Hannah, a home maker, and Cyril, a laborer, had nine children: Herbert James (b. 1895), Rosina (Rosie) Victoria (b. 1896), Violet Estella (b. 1898), Charles Frederick (b. 1900), Edward Alex (b. 1902), Eline Mary (b. 1904), Hector (b. 1906), Daphne May (b. 1908), and Idalee Mildred (b. 1913).
Charles attended the Bolinda School in the early 1900's along with his brother Herbert and sisters Rosie and Violet.
Charles enlisted three years after his brother Herbert. He was working as a blacksmith’s striker at the time. He was sent to France to fight in August 1918 on the “Barambah”. In February 1920, he returned to Australia on the “Megantic”, and was discharged the next month.
Charles continued living with his parents and sisters for several years after Herbert had left. He appears to have remained at their house in Brunswick until around the time of his marriage to Irene Sarah Burt in 1934. Charles and Irene moved to Preston where Charles formed a partnership with Walter Manuel Coates in a business known as “Dura Steel Scaffolds” where he worked until his retirement in October 1955. Charles and Irene remained in Preston until Charles’ death in 1968.