COLEMAN, William
| Service Number: | 3284 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1917, Place of enlistment - Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Macksville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Purulent Bronchitis, Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 20 November 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England Plot II, Row C, Grave 2, Fovant (St George) Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3284, 36th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A28' Miltiades from Sydney on 2nd August 1917 | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3284, 36th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Kempsey, New South Wales | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3284, 36th Infantry Battalion, Private Coleman was admitted to hospital on 10th November 1917 with and undiagnosed illness and succumbed to Purulent Bronchitis at 4:15pm on 20th November 1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Matilda COLEMAN, Macksville, Nambucca River, New South Wales, husband of Grace Violet COLEMAN.
Burial Report regarding the Late 3284 Private Coleman
'The funeral was attended by the Officer in charge of the 7th Reinforcements and about 200 of his comrades marched in the procession. It was conducted in a quiet and reverent manner and a full military Band was in attendance'
The Officiating Clergyman was Chaplain Hensbury (C. of E.)
Date of interment - 25th November 1917
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 20th November…… Private William Coleman was born at Michaelago, NSW in 1886 under the name of William Downs. His mother – Matilda Downs married William Coleman in 1898 in Sydney NSW.
William Coleman married Grace Violet Forbes on 1907 in the district of Grafton, NSW.
On 30th March, 1917 William Coleman enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 31 year old, married, Carpenter from Macksville, Nambucca River, NSW.
Private William Coleman embarked from Sydney on HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 2nd August, 1917. Private Coleman was written up for an Offence while aboard HMAT Miltiades – he was A.W.L. (Absent without leave) at Halifax from 2 pm on 20th September till midnight on 20th September, 1917. He was awarded 10 days confined to Barracks & forfeited 1 days’ pay.
Private Coleman was marched in from Australia to 9th Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire on 2nd October, 1917. He was admitted to Parkhouse Military Hospital, Wiltshire with Mumps on 8th October, 1917 & discharged to Depot on 29th October, 1917.
On 10th November, 1917 Private Coleman was admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire - cause NYD (Not yet determined). He was reported seriously ill on 13th November, 1917.
Private William Coleman died at 4.15 pm on 20th November, 1917 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire from Purulent Bronchitis.
He was buried in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England where 43 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---g.html
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