Claude Cecil COLEMAN

Regimental number25/857
Date of birth5 February 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip's steward
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Fred W Coleman, Mercer
Enlistment date9 October 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitA Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 4 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 93), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Frederick Wm Coleman, Clevedon, North Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 3

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