Lieutenant

William Henry Coates

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Eleanor K. Coates, of "Ruatuna", Makakohe, Kaipara, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/991
Name:
William Henry Coates
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.K. Coates (mother), Ruatuna, Matakohe, Kaipara, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ruatuna, Matakohe, Kaipara, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
22 July 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Henry Coates
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