COULL, John
(Service number 6/1821)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 09/07/1880 | Place of Birth | Banfshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Locomotive Driver | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Isabella Sutherland (mother)Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 21,22,23, Willochra, Knight Templar, Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1915 | Age | 35 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial, Chunuk Bari cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Worked for the Timaru Harbour Board
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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