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COLES, David Frederick Clifford

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	1 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Strood, England, June 1881
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 5 October 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria
20 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne
5 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-05

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