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COATES, John Franklin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2036 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Marong, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Commemorated in the Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2036, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2036, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2036, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 8th Battalion to the 58th Battalion in the field | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 2036, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2036 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of john Franklin and Elizabeth Coates who died in 1907 and 1910.
Next of kin was given as his sister Sarah Harriet Louisa Coates of Marong, Victoria. Brother of William Thomas Coates of 220 Bridge Street, Bendigo, Victoria. William returned to Australia on 25 October 1918 having served in the 13th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal