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COULTER, Sydney Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1876 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Hlobane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 27 August 1901, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vryheid Cemetery Grave 60. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Ballarat Christ Church Cathedral Lieutenant Sydney R. Coulter Memorial Plaque, Melbourne - 5th Contingent Victorian Mounted Rifles |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
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| 1 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS "Orient" | |
| 27 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, K.I.A. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Maurice Kissane
Sydney Coulter was born on Ballarat in 1876. Irvine and Mary Coulter (nee Jones) were his parents. Syd had six siblings and worked as a Law Clerk. He was engaged to be married but volunteered for Active service. For he was a militia Lieutenant. He had intended to marry after doing his bit for Queen and Empire. That was not to be for he was K.I.A.
For he was the 5VMR Lieutenant killed in heavy fighting at Hlobane in Kwazulu-Natal.
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