Frederick COATES

Regimental number11/720
AddressRaetihi
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Coates, 24 St Albans Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Janet Coates, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body