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COULTER, Leslie Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Grenville, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat College, Victoria, Ballarat School of Mines,Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Near Loos, France, 28 June 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 2 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Anglican Cathedral |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Mining Corps | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Mining Corps | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, Mining Corps | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Involvement Major, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1917-06-28 | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
Personal Stories
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Son of Irvine and Mary COULTER
Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When a "push pipe" failed to explode, he went out, accompanied by a corporal, under heavy shrapnel and machine gun fire, and blew up the exposed portion of the "push pipe". Later, when the leads were cut by hostile shell fire, he wentout, under very heavy fire, to try and light the fuse further down the sap. Though wounded, he refused to be removed till the "push pipe" had been successfully exploded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916
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