The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Sergeant Arthur Coulter |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Arthur Ernest Cody Coulter
Ancestor's date of birth: 09/08/1876
Ancestor's date of death: 14/04/1958
Cause of Death: Unknown
Service Number: 1445
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: FORBES-PARKES
Unit: 3 NSWMR
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 18/06/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): TPR, Date Effective: 31/08/1914
Murray Page: 130
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Maplemore Date of Sailing: 15/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with TVL, OFS, SA01 and SA02 clasps, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Personal Characteristics: Height 1.67 m, weight: 66.2 kg (1914)
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and easy Transvaal under Rimington including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1901).
Service and life after the Boer War: WW1 First Light Horse. regimental number 72. Enlisted 31/08/1914. fought at gallipoli. Lost little finger of one hand during conflict. Returned to australia 17/03/1916. Lived with wife and 4 children in Newcastle from about 1919 till his death.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Helen Elizabeth Harvie (nee Coulter), Valentine NSW 2280
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand daughterName of Descendant: Jeanette McAndrew, Darwin NT
Relationship to Ancestor: Granddaughter
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