Josiah John COATES

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Service Number:	1165
Enlisted:	3 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
Born:	St Arnuad, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Illness -Poisoning, United Kingdom, 16 January 1918
Cemetery:	Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot 11, Row C, Grave 3090 Headstone inscription reads: Sweet Jesus allow me to place his dear soul in your loving care Chaplain F.C. O'Connor officiated. Undertaker was J. Brown of Bond Street, Weymouth, England. Coffin was made of elm with brass fittings, Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial

3 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1165, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1165, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1165, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
20 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Transferred from the 4th Light Horse Regiment
16 Jan 1918:	Involvement Private, 1165, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1165 awm_unit: I ANZAC Cyclist Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-16

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Address at the time of enlistment was Murrumballey Station, North Balranald, NSW

Son of Josiah John and Margaret M. Coates of 'Glen Dee', Balranald, NSW

30 January 1916 - to hospital with Mumps

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal