COULSTOCK, Walter George
| Service Number: | 481 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool Academy, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 481, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 481, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 481, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded (details unknown) on the afternoon of the landing. Evacuated via HS (not known) to Egypt however died of his wounds on 3 May 1915 and was buried at sea. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Matthew COULSTOCK and Isabel McIntosh nee DAVIES, Camperdown, Victoria
481 Pte. Walter George Coulstock (D Company, 8th Battalion) was wounded at the Gallipoli Landing, and died as a result of those wounds on 3rd May 1915, he was buried at sea while en route to Alexandria. His name is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.
Private W. G. Coulstock, who was reported in Wednesday's list as having died from wounds, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Coulstock, Chocolyn, Camperdown. He was a native of Warrnambool, and was 21 years of age. He was for some time in the Bank of Victoria at Warrnambool, but when his parents removed to Camperdown about five years ago, he left the bank and joined his father on the land.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter George Coulstock was wounded in action on the 25-26 April 1915 and died of his wounds aboard a hospital ship on the 3 May 1915. He was buried at sea.
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