| Regimental number | 24/1004 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Welling, Kent, England |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Hotel porter |
| Address | 26 Severn Street, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 2.5" |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Leonard Stanley Coton, 26 Severn Street, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, left New Zealand on board five ships (HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row H, Grave No 10), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Coton, Lakedale Road, Plumstead, London, England. Native of Kent, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 9 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 16 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 3 December 1915 (lacerated finger); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Luxor, 8 December 1915; discharged to Base Details, Zeitoun, 14 December 1915; marched out to Oasis Hospital, 27 February 1916. Attached to Headquarters Staff remaining in Egypt, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 9 August 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 December 1916, and posted to D Company. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 21 August 1917; rejoined unit, 29 August 1917. Detached to Brigade Demonstration School as Batman, 1 September 1917; rejoined unit, 5 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897812 |