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Raymond Charles Coleman

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Coleman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13736 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 February 1896 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Marton, Rangitikei Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Charles Coleman (father), Cliff Road, Marton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13736 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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    • Height, WWI AWMM
      6' 2.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      157 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916.; marched into Camp Sling, 31 August 1916.
    Proceeded overseas to France from Camp Sling, 26 September 1916; Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 12 October 1916.
    Detached to 2nd Brigade as Carrier, 5 June 1917.
    Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, legs), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917; to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 10 June 1917; to England, 14 June 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 15 June 1917. Transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 7 August 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 29 September 1917. On leave to 15 October 1917.

    Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 15 January 1918; transferred to 5th Infantry Reserve Brigade, Camp Sling, 19 February 1918. Marched into 3rd Reserve Bn, Camp Sling, 11 April 1918.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 8 May 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 12 May 1918.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 15 April 1919; discharged, 13 May 1919.
    Service abroad: 2 years 294 days AWMM
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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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03 September 2022WendyAucklandDirect descendant

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