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William Henry Coates

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 135 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 135 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Coates AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/432 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 August 1885 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 17 August 1914 AWMM 47 Grey Road, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Benjamin Coates (father), 5 York Place, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/432 AWMM
  • Military service
    Dunedin Naval Artillery 5.5 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 16 October 1914 AWMM Bricklayer/Civilian AWMM
    Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Married whilst in England, Winifred Maud Lewis, 13 January 1918, Hornchurch

    Resided for a time in Ranfurly Veterans' Home AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 January 1962 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Birkenhead-Glenfield Cemetery, corner Eskdale and Glenfield Roads, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM RSA Lawn Row C Plot 83 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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