John Franklin COATES

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COATES, John Franklin

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)

World War 1 Service

17 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2036, Enlisted at Melbourne
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

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Biography 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

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