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COLEMAN, Albert Bartholomew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1963 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1902, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Clunes, Vic., 1879 |
| Home Town: | Tara, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1963, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 16 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1963, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
Personal Stories
After The War
Sometime after serving in the Boer War, Albert settled in Salisbury, Rhodesia (Now Harare, Zimbabwe), he worked in the mines and in the 1920s he married a lady who had already a family of 12 children, they had another 2 daughters, he then lived until 1958 (aged about 79, his wife having died some 6 or so years earlier). Albert was buried in Salisbury along with his beloved wife. Albert was my Great Grandfather's younger brother. RIP
Submitted 5 October 2022 by Wade Coleman
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Brother of Mrs. J. STEINHOUSER, Agg Street, Newport, Melbourne, Vic.
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