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COATES, Josiah John
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1165 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnuad, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Illness -Poisoning, United Kingdom, 16 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot 11, Row C, Grave 3090 Headstone inscription reads: Sweet Jesus allow me to place his dear soul in your loving care Chaplain F.C. O'Connor officiated. Undertaker was J. Brown of Bond Street, Weymouth, England. Coffin was made of elm with brass fittings, Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Murrumballey Station, North Balranald, NSW
Son of Josiah John and Margaret M. Coates of 'Glen Dee', Balranald, NSW
30 January 1916 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal