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Military service
Service number:
55803
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
19th Bn.
Birth:
June 5, 1892
Death:
November 17, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Catherine Coleman, of 29, Somerset Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, and the late Charles Coleman.
Digital gallery of Private John Coleman
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Inscription
Inscription on memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK showing John Coleman's name. Image taken 10 June 2014. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK. Image taken 10 June 2014. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 755 of 1384. Drowned at sea when H.M. Hospital Ship ANGLIA hit a German mine and sunk off Folkestone on November 17, 1915.
Digital gallery of
Private John Coleman
Digital gallery of
Private John Coleman
Digital gallery of
Private John Coleman
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL Hampshire, United Kingdom
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL is situated within Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton.
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