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COULTER, Jason Leslie Boyd
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 471, 1333, 598 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1877 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Grenville College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 10 August 1915, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Anglican Cathedral, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 471, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 1 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 471, Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse , Trooper |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1333, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 598, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 598, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 30 Mar 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1333, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1333, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to thigh. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 27 July 1915. | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1333, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to right leg and hand (both later amputated) sustained at Courtney's Post. Evacuated to Egypt where he died of his wounds on 10 August 1915. |
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