William Albert COULLS

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COULLS, William Albert

Service Number:	3688
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pyap Station, South Australia, 11 June 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	North School, Broken Hill
Occupation:	Wood-carver
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Silverton North Broken Hill Public School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3688, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3688, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide
5 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3688, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3688 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-05

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Biography

"LATE LCE.-CPL. W. A. COULLS.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Coulls, of Ovingham, have received official information that their son, Lce.-Cpl. W. A. Coulls, was killed in action in France on August 5. He was 19 years of age. After having completed his apprenticeship with L. P. Lewis & Co. as wood-carver machinist, he enlisted on August 3, 1915. He left for Egypt on December 2 with reinforcements, and went on from there for the French front early in June. He was a member of the cadet team, 80th Battalion, South Australian Cadets, which visited Sydney in 1913, and gained the championship in the Australian competitions. He was a lad of fine physique and a notable athlete." - from the Adelaide Register 11 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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