Philip Stanley COOTE

Regimental number6/1022
Date of birth4 September 1889
Place of birthLyttelton
ReligionChurch of England
AddressBerwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 11"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Rachel Coote, Berwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Garrison Artillery, Lyttelton.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Addington Workshops Roll of Honour, Ferrymead, Christchurch. Parents: Peter and Margaret Coote, 50 Berwick Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported Wounded, 8 May 1915.

Subsequently confirmed killed in action, 8 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805