| Regimental number | 9/1029 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Roxburgh |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Gold miner |
| Address | Roxburgh, East Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Coulter, Roxburgh, East Otago |
| Previous military service | Member, Roxburgh Defence Rifle Club; still a member at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah Coulter, Roxburgh, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Pont-de-Koubbeh, 24 Jauary 1916 (leg and head pains); transferred to NZ Convalescent Home, Helouan, 24 February 1916; discharged to Base, Ghezireh, 8 March 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, Ismailia, 18 March 1916, and posted to 14th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Wounded in action, 30 June 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 June 1916 (shrapnel wounds, both legs); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 June 1916; to No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau, 30 June 1916; to England, 2 July 1916, and admitted to No 2 London General Hospital, Chelsea; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 11 July 1916; to NZ Convalescent Compound, Hornchurch, 18 August 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 15 September 1916; on Command, No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 16 October 1916. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 19 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 243 days (of which 853 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21897952 |