| Accession Number | P09291.522 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c May1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3217 Private (Pte) Stanley Clarence Roy Coates, 32nd Battalion. A monumental ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3217 Private (Pte) Stanley Clarence Roy Coates, 32nd Battalion. A monumental worker from Yatala, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 27 June 1916 aboard HMAT Malakuta (A57) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Dernancourt on 20 December 1916. A week later he was attached to the ANZAC Light Railway for six months before rejoining his unit near Bapaume. Pte Coates was killed in action near Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 13 October 1917. He was aged 22 years.