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COATES, Errol Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX140970, N223365 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1942, Wauchope, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 82 Wireless Section |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 6 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Private, NX140970, Wauchope, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX140970 | |
| 25 Aug 1942: | Involvement N223365 | |
| 20 Jun 1946: | Discharged Corporal, NX140970, 82 Wireless Section | |
| 20 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX140970 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX140970 (N223365) Corporal Errol Joseph Coates, 82 Australian Wireless Section. Cpl Coates, from Sydney, NSW, enlisted on 24 August 1942. Whilst serving in New Guinea, Coates participated in race meetings using Timor ponies and saddles made from camp stretcher canvas. Corporal Coates returned to Australia and was discharged on 20 June 1946." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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