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COLTMAN, Charles Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 15 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grenville College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Company Manager |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Egypt, 6 January 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 248 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Captain, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman, Lieutenant | |
| 1 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to buttock and thigh. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 17 May 1915. | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 3 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 6 Jan 1916: | Involvement Major, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1916-01-06 | |
| 14 Jan 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, For work at Lone Pine. | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, For work at Lone Pine |
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