COLTMAN, Cyril Warren
(Service number 24/649)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 20 June 1893 | Place of Birth | Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 15 Staley St, Devonport, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Jeweller | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs CW Coltman (wife) c/- William Coltman, Queen St, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2ndBattalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | C Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 30,31,32,33,34, Maunganui, Tahiti Aparima, Navua, Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 July 1916 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | kIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La CHapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of William and Mary Jane Coltman,Auckland. husband Dulcie Coltman nee Grosvenor (married 7 Jul 1915, Wellington),father Joan Dulcie Coltman (born 21 Aug 1915 Wellington). recorded on Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, Devonport War Memorial, Auckland
Sources
war record open in Archives
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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