Second Lieutenant

Eric Albert Coates

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Oswald and Valerie A. Coates (nee Lassaie), of 14, Hastings Rd., Remuera, Auckland. Served at Gallipoli, Sinai and in Palestine.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/643
Name:
Eric Albert Coates
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A. Coates (father). Smeeton's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Napier, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia
Date of Death:
14 November 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block F, Row 37, Grave 33.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Eric Albert Coates
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