Henry John COATES AC, MBE

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COATES, Henry John

Service Number:	17023
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lieutenant General
Last Unit:	A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 28 December 1932
Home Town:	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Schooling:	Ipswich Grammar School and Royal Military College, Duntroon
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Natural causes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 11 June 2018, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

9 Jul 1969:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major
9 Jul 1969:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 17023, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
30 Apr 1970:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major
30 Apr 1970:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 17023, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
7 Jan 1971:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major
7 Jan 1971:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 17023, A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
16 Dec 1971:	Honoured Member of the Order of the British Empire

Non Warlike Service

1 Jan 1992:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant General

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Vale Lieutenant-General Henry John Coates

Lieutenant-General Henry John Coates (Class of 1951) continued his education at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, from which he graduated in 1955, returning later as its Commandant. He served on exchange with the United States Army and British Army before commanding a Cavalry (Armoured Personnel Carrier) Squadron in South Vietnam from 1970-71. He was the Head of the Australian Defence Staff in Washington DC before returning to Australia to become Assistant Chief of Defence Force (Policy). He retired as Chief of the General Staff in 1992. Since retiring from the Army he has written books on military history and is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy. John passed away on the 11th June in his home in Canberra. A funeral service will be held to commemorate his life at the Royal Military College Chapel at Duntroon on the 12th July." - SOURCE (www.igsoldboys.com)

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