Francis Coulam
Born 13 Nov 1891 - Died 11 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 12/2252 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 13 Nov 1891 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 40 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- S.J. Coulam (father), 40 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 13 Jun 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 12/2252 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
'For conspicuous gallantry in the field, east of St Julien on the 4th inst. During the advance this N.C.O. handled the men under his command in a most capable manner and took part in a lot of severe fighting, he himself accounting for a great number of the enemy with the bayonet. He was cool and level headed throughout and let nothing hinder the advance of his platoon to the objective. On arrival at the Red Line he worked without sparing himself and organised his men in a most capable manner in the work of consolidation, and it was greatly due to his own energy that such good work and progress was made in his particular sector.' - 'London Gazette'- 17/12/1917 AWMM - 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 13 Jun 1915-24 Jul 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 24 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 9" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
163 lb AWMM - Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Influenza AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Francis Coulam was the son of Samuel James and Mary Ann Coulam (nee McDonald). Born at New Plymouth, Taranaki. Served at Gallipoli and in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916-18.
Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.
Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 2 September 1915 (enteritis); discharged to NZ Convalescent Depot, Alexandria, 15 October 1915; attached to NZ Advanced Base, Mustapha, 25 October 1915. Embarked Alexandria, 3 november 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 8 November 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Embarked Alexandria for France, 27 May 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 July 1916.
Wounded in action, 18 September 1916 (shell shock); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 September 1916; rejoined unit, 29 September 1916.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 15 October 1916.
Promoted Corporal, as from 1 January 1917; Temporary Sergeant, 15 June 1917; Sergeant, 8 July 1917.
Awarded Military Medal for acts of gallantry in the field, 15 October 1917.
Wounded in action (second occasion), 23 October 1917 (contusion), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 44th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 18 General Hospital, Camiers, 26 October 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 22 November 1917; attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 25 November 1917.
Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 20 December 1917 (scabies); transferred to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 December 1917.
Classified 'C' by NZEF Travelling Medical Board, 11-12 January 1917.
Detached to England, 20 January 1918; marched out to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 14 February 1918.
Classified 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board 'Athenic', 1 April 1918; discharged, 11 July 1918 (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action).
Total war service: 3 years 150 days (of which 2 years 338 days were abroad)
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
Next of Kin: Mr S. J. Coulam, Ponsonby, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 11 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 27 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Influenza (as per my Grandfathers diary D#3 - P81 - 17 Jan 1919)Public - Steven - Researcher - 3 July 2018 - Family Diary
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area A, Row 1, Grave 8. AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21897996
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643102/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643102
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used
- Military personnel file
- References
- HMNZT 24. Maunganuian : one of the many unofficial journals of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. (1915). At sea: Fifth Reinforcements. Printe by W.F. Forster and Co., Albany.
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Roll of Honour. (1923). Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Defence.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 153 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
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