COULTER, Ronald John
| Service Number: | WX5096 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 6 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries, Libya, 17 July 1941, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX5096 | |
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| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX5096, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Margaret Korn
Private Ronald John Coulter, Australian Army WX5096 Age 31, was one of the Rats of Tobruk.
The siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days from April to December 1941. At the time of his death on 17 Jul 1941, Private Coulter was posted to the 2/28th Infantry Battalion. He died of injuries in Tobruk and was buried at the Tobruk War Cemetery.
Private Coulter is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial on panel 55 in the Commemorative Area, on his father's gravestone at Karrakatta Cemetery in Western Australia, and on his mother's gravestone at Kalgoorlie Cemetery also in Western Australia. He was the youngest of his parents' 12 children. Two of his older brothers, Wilfred and Leslie were killed in France during WWI.
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