Lieutenant Oswald Hillam (Ossie) Coulson

Service number 455
Ranks Held Acting Sergeant, Air Mechanic 2nd Class, Lieutenant
Birth Date 1872
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Ballarat
Death Date 1945-06-02
Final Rank Lieutenant
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • Australian Flying Corps
  • No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Place Ballarat
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1918-04-11
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-08-30

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Air Mechanic 2nd Class
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Acting Sergeant
    London Gazette
    11 April 1918 on page 4413 at position 14
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 August 1918 on page 1782 at position 30
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    Australian Flying Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of birth 1872
Date of enlistment 01 April 1916
Date of embarkation 25 July 1916
Date returned to Australia 22 November 1919
Date of death 02 June 1945