Albert John Coleman

Year Of Birth:
He was born in 1882 in Blenheim, New Zealand at Wairau Hospital.
Service Number:
38260
His Life Before War:
He lived down Alfred Street in Blenheim, New Zealand and went to Rapaura School.
Family:
Albert John Coleman had four siblings, their names were: Ada Lilian Coleman, Emily Isabella Coleman, Ethel Annie Coleman, and Florence Eliza Coleman. His parents names were Fredrick and Isabella Coleman. He was the second oldest child.
War:
His date of departure from New Zealand was 13th of February 1917 and his ship that he departed on was called Mokoia, and its number was HMNZT 77. He worked as a machine hand and his last known rank was a Rifleman and his personal service number was 38260. He was in the 3rd Battalion of the New Zealand rifle brigade. He fought in The Battle of Passchendaele, and that is where he died.
Death:
He was killed in action at the battle Passchendaele in France 19th of July 1918 at the age of 36. He is now buried in France, at the Couin New British Cemetery.
The Battle of Passchendaele:
The Battle of Passchendaele, also referred to as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies of World War I against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders.
To learn more about the Battle of Passchendaele, click the link below to watch an explanation video.
The Battle Of Passchendaele Video
He was born in 1882 in Blenheim, New Zealand at Wairau Hospital.
Service Number:
38260
His Life Before War:
He lived down Alfred Street in Blenheim, New Zealand and went to Rapaura School.
Family:
Albert John Coleman had four siblings, their names were: Ada Lilian Coleman, Emily Isabella Coleman, Ethel Annie Coleman, and Florence Eliza Coleman. His parents names were Fredrick and Isabella Coleman. He was the second oldest child.
War:
His date of departure from New Zealand was 13th of February 1917 and his ship that he departed on was called Mokoia, and its number was HMNZT 77. He worked as a machine hand and his last known rank was a Rifleman and his personal service number was 38260. He was in the 3rd Battalion of the New Zealand rifle brigade. He fought in The Battle of Passchendaele, and that is where he died.
Death:
He was killed in action at the battle Passchendaele in France 19th of July 1918 at the age of 36. He is now buried in France, at the Couin New British Cemetery.
The Battle of Passchendaele:
The Battle of Passchendaele, also referred to as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies of World War I against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders.
To learn more about the Battle of Passchendaele, click the link below to watch an explanation video.
The Battle Of Passchendaele Video