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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: wounded
Birth: 2 May 1891, London, England
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-2081, HR-2082
Notes: RoS only
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 19 Jan 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 24 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 68.00
Chest expansion (inches): 35.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 2.50
Father's Address: Ingelheim Place, Poplar, London,
1928 list = "List of Students who enlisted during the Great War," U of S Archives. The list was completed after F. Underhill went to the University of Toronto in 1927; probably in conjunction with the Memorial Gates. Some of the addresses may be from an earlier date.
College Building list #: 256
Roll of Honour list #: 43
Roll of Service (1928) #: 124
Long List #: 124
Coates, Walter George
Identification
Regimental number: 901857Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: wounded
Birth: 2 May 1891, London, England
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-2081, HR-2082
Notes: RoS only
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1912 | Arts - Presb | grad | B.A. | 1916 | ||
Arts | 1921 | postgrad | M.A. | 1921 |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 19 Jan 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 24 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 68.00
Chest expansion (inches): 35.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 2.50
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
196th Bn | ||||||
46th Bn | France | RoS, LL | ||||
48th Bn | CB | |||||
CMS |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Corporal | ||
Lieutenant | RoS, not CB |
Decorations
Decoration type | Notes |
M.C. |
Wounds
Wound type | Date | Notes |
27 Sep 1918 |
Family
Father: Coates, F WFather's Address: Ingelheim Place, Poplar, London,
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
London, UK | student | 1912 | 1916 | U of S Calendar | |
UK | student | 1919 | 1921 | U of S Calendar | |
6 Hisaya Cho 8, Higashi Ku, Nagoya, Japan | 1928 | 1928 list |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 1819 - 42College Building list #: 256
Roll of Honour list #: 43
Roll of Service (1928) #: 124
Long List #: 124
Links to more information
- Great War site: photographs/documents
- Search National Archives' Soldiers of the First World War database (automatic search based on regimental number or name)